“As one civil-liberties lawyer, who is concerned about the sometimes vigilante attitude toward accused rapists, puts it: "Some people regard rape as so heinous an offense that they would not even regard innocence as a defense."”

New Dangers Are Evident in Rape-Case 'Reforms' http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-08/local/me-18595_1_prior-sexual-activity published 1985-04-08

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