FBI updates rape-victim definition to include men

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FBI updates rape-victim definition to include men

Source: BBC

The FBI has updated its definition of rape for the first time in 83 years, to include men and those who do not physically resist as victims.

The new definition will increase the number of people counted as rape victims in FBI statistics, but it will not change federal or state laws.

Lawmakers use those statistics to allocate resources for prevention and victim assistance. <snip>

Previously, the FBI defined the crime of rape as "the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16452014

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