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How to outsmart a date rapist: this kind of sexual predator is very slick at gaining your trust--until it's too late to escape. But new research reveals that there are things you can do and say to help you stay safe--before an attacker's moves put you in serious danger.(Real-Life Reads: SPECIAL SERIES)

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It's been at least two decades since date rape entered the cultural lexicon. And yet these insidious sexual assaults--often called acquaintance rapes, as they can occur in many situations other than an actual date--still account for 66 percent of all rapes, according to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. That disheartening fact has long haunted the experts who investigate how best to stop acquaintance rape.

Now, however, news from the front lines of research offers encouraging progress in understanding date-rape dynamics. Studies at Ohio University's Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of" Sexual Assault found that ...

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