The father said he had been worried about his daughter’s safety for months before the assaults. She had been sneaking out of the house two or three nights a week, he said, climbing out a bedroom window. Some nights she would come home as late as 11 p.m. or midnight, saying she had visited girlfriends. He said he and his wife had scolded her almost daily.

Texas Rape Inquiry Shows a 3-Month Ordeal - NYTimes.com

The NYT tried to make good on the victim-blaming mess of a story they originally published about this crime. This article is better, or at least more thorough, but that’s not saying much.

I am likely preaching to the choir, and this should go without saying (alas, we have to keep saying it), but a woman’s age, appearance, career aspirations or parental disobedience do not:

1. mean she was asking for it

2. indicate that she somehow brought this on herself

3. explain or excuse this horrific crime in any way.

Source: The New York Times

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