VIDEO: She Took Her Own Life After Being Raped & Molested by Her Father, Brother & Uncle

Remember facts?

Remember facts about rape?

Because it turns out that a whole lot of people know less than nothing about the subject.

Indeed what they think they know is a whole lot of something that is wrong and dangerous to our heath, safety and well-being.

Pitchie Inoue, an overseas Filipino worker, took her own life after being raped and molested by her father, brother and uncle.

According to Viral 4 Real, millions of women (and men) are raped and molested on a daily basis around the world. While most of these crimes go without punishment, a few are brought to justice, where criminals pay for their ill doings.

In addition to mental and emotional effects of trauma, sexual assault and rape are crimes that violate the body. Many rape victims suffer from depression and other emotional and psychological disorders.

Sadly, not all rapists are caught. And if ever they are caught, they are not given the punishment they deserve. This was the case for Pitchie Inoue, an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) in Japan.

According to Pitchie, her father, brother, uncle, and a family friend raped her when she was still in the Philippines. What pained her most was that her mother knew of the abuse, but chose to stay silent. Apparently, her family didn’t want any of their scandals to get out because they were too ashamed that they might be the laughingstock of the neighbourhood.

According to Wikipedia, statistics on rape and other sexual assaults are commonly available in industrialized countries, and are becoming more common throughout the world.

Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading. In some jurisdictions, male-female rape is the only form of rape counted in the statistics. Countries may or may not criminalize marital rape.

Rape is a severely under-reported crime with surveys showing dark figures of up to 91.6%. Prevalence of reasons for not reporting rape differ across countries.

They may include fear of retaliation, uncertainty about whether a crime was committed or if the offender intended harm, not wanting others to know about the rape, not wanting the offender to get in trouble, fear of prosecution (e.g. due to laws against premarital sex), and doubt in local law enforcement.

A United Nations statistical report compiled from government sources showed that more than 250,000 cases of rape or attempted rape were recorded by police annually. The reported data covered 65 countries.

Most rape research and reporting to date has been limited to male-female forms of rape. Research on male-male and female-male is beginning to be done. However, almost no research has been done on female-female rape, though women can be charged with rape in a few jurisdictions.

A few books, such as Violent Betrayal: Partner Abuse in Lesbian Relationships by Dr. Claire M. Renzetti, No More Secrets: Violence in Lesbian Relationships by Janice Ristock, and Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? by Lori B. Girshick also cover the topic of rape of women by other women.