One in five say drunk women partly to blame for rape, survey finds

By Miki Perkins
Updated September 17 2014 - 7:08am, first published September 16 2014 - 6:55pm
About 80 per cent of people agreed that it was hard to understand why women stayed in violent relationships. Photo: Supplied
About 80 per cent of people agreed that it was hard to understand why women stayed in violent relationships. Photo: Supplied

An alarming number of Australians believe that violence towards women and rape can be excused and blame the victim, particularly if she is drunk, a new report shows.

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