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Wisconsin Lawmaker Claims 'Some Girls Rape Easy' | ThinkProgress

11.10.12

Wisconsin Lawmaker Claims 'Some Girls Rape Easy' | ThinkProgress: By Igor Volsky on Oct 10, 2012 at 8:19 pm

Roger Rivard with Paul Ryan
A Wisconsin state lawmaker endorsed by Paul Ryan has come under criticism for suggesting that “some girls rape easy.” While discussing a case in which “a 17-year-old high school senior was charged with sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl in the school’s band room,” State Rep. Roger Rivard (R) told the Chetek Alert newspaper in December that his father taught him that some girls will portray a sexual encounter as rape if they become pregnant. He is now claiming that those remarks were taken out of context and has issued a statement condemning sexual violence:


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