In practice, we tend not to treat it as a serious crime unless there’s simultaneously evidence of another one. If you’re assaulted badly enough to leave physical evidence, or kidnapped, or murdered, you stand a far better chance of people believing your rape was an unspeakable crime. If the only thing that happens, however, is someone decides to use your body without your consent, well—it’s not like he hurt you. It was basically just bad sex, wasn’t it?
