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Rape danger zone.(YOU TELL US)(Letter to the Editor)

Cosmopolitan

| July 01, 2005 | Franiuk, Renae | COPYRIGHT 2005 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"While I appreciate the importance of educating women about sexual assault ('The Place Most Rapes Happen'), your piece leads women to believe that they are at greatest risk from strangers. But about 70 percent of sexual assaults are committed by someone the woman knows."

--Renae Franiuk, PhD, Stevens Point, Wis.

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