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Originally Posted by MattyC
And honestly the title needs to change. What Spacey did was gross and over the line, but attempted rape is a serious accusation and it is not what allegedly happened.
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I disagree. By definition he is accused of a sexual assault that would have turned into statutory rape if he had his way. He, allegedly, literally attempted to rape someone. He may not have resorted to violence, force or date-rape drugs, but his (alleged) intention was rape.
And I've said that before, but I think it's important because not all rape involves violence or force. A teacher sleeping with his 14 year old student, whether she/he physically forced them to do so, is rape. Saying that because no force is involved it was not rape, is a disservice to those being taken advantage of and may continue the mindset that "they were asking for it" or "they wanted it" just because they didn't say no to the advances of the adult didn't mean they weren't raped.
He attempted to sleep with a 14 year old.
Sleeping with a 14 year old is rape.
Ergo, he attempted to rape.
Allegedly.