[Tom4784]

I think it's a bad idea since it's going to put off people from reporting since it's something that will make them feel like they're in the wrong. In cases of rape, victims already have felt violated and I think this will definitely stop people coming forward because a fair few victims will see this as another violation.

As for the whole male/female victims and the differences. I did research into it for my first book and male victims are generally, in the west at least, seen more sympathetically than female victims. It's less of an uphill battle for men since it's so rare for them to come forward that they aren't doubted as much as women and they don't tend to be victim blamed as much ('She wore a short skirt' etc). The way we handle the aftermath and the prosecution for both genders is awful. We don't do enough to encourage men to come forward and we demonise female victims in court.