Wisconsin State Rep: ‘Some Girls, They Rape So Easy

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1. Better education needed after Rivard's comment becomes public...

"I'm offended to think that my sister or my daughters would be thought of in that manner," Smith said. "I feel Roger is out of touch with the majority of voters and his views are extreme."

Nichole Kathol, president of the Barron County Domestic Abuse Project, said Rivard's comments portray women as perpetrators of violence against them.

"He's blaming the victim and implying the definition of rape is all too encompassing," she said.

Pennie Meyers, interim executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said in a statement that Rivard's comments show people in Wisconsin need to be better educated about sexual violence.



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