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Richard Graham: UK lawmaker's rape remarks draw condemnation

Anti-rape activists said?Graham's?comments smacked of blaming rape victims for having been assaulted.

By Associated Pres / January 28, 2013

A British lawmaker's suggestion that young women who wear high heels and short skirts put themselves at greater risk of rape has drawn widespread condemnation.

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"If you are blind drunk and wearing those clothes how able are you to get away?" Conservative Party lawmaker?Richard?Graham, of Gloucester, was quoted as saying by his local newspaper, The Citizen.

Anti-rape activists said?Graham's?comments smacked of blaming rape victims for having been assaulted.

But?Graham?said in a blog post Saturday that his interview "in no way intimates ANY excuse for predatory behavior."

In further comments to The Citizen,?Graham?said, "Risk management is a million miles from saying anything like 'she was asking for it.'"

Graham?could not be reached for comment Sunday.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/vENeZm-8ki0/Richard-Graham-UK-lawmaker-s-rape-remarks-draw-condemnation

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