There were 23 cases of rape reported to the police last year, double the amount recorded in 2014, according to statistics obtained by this newspaper. A closer look at the data shows that the majority of last year's reported rape incidents occurred between 6am and 1pm. The majority of the incidents took place in St Julian's, followed by St Paul's Bay. Victim Support Malta director Roberta Lepre says that misconceptions on rape are still rife in Malta, with a lot of victim-blaming going on. People tend to attribute the 'likelihood of being raped' with how someone was dressed, how much they drank and where they were. Additionally, there is also very little awareness about rape in relationships and marriages. "Many people in Malta still hold onto a picture of a 'typical rapist' and of a 'typical victim'. This can be highly damaging to victims of rape as it feeds the notion that they may have done something which made them more likely to be victimised. "The only thing which leads to rape is someone deciding to rape," Dr Lepre notes. Women for Life said recently that the availability of emergency contraception encouraged abusive behaviour and rape by men. "When we accept the...
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