SAVE: ‘One in Five, It’s a Lie:’ SAVE Launches Campaign to Restore Truth to Sexual Assault Debate

Press release here. Excerpt:

'Stop Abusive and Violent Environments is today launching a national campaign to expose common myths and false claims about campus sexual assault. The 12 myths, along with the factual information, can be viewed here: http://www.saveservices.org/sexual-assault/myths/

One of the most common is the “one in five” myth, the claim that one-fifth of college women experience sexual assault. But a recent Department of Justice report concluded the actual risk is 2.4% over the four-year college period.

Other myths include:

1. Only 2-8% of Rape Allegations are False
2. Our Nation Endorses a “Rape Culture”
3. Encouraging Women to Follow Common-Sense Rape Prevention Measures is “Blaming the Victim”

SAVE believes these myths, and the concerns they engendered, contributed to a cultural milieu in which the UVA-Rolling Stone magazine debacle took place last month.'