false rape accusations theme
The crime of reporting a rape where no rape has occurred, is featured.
4 total · 1 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ic1976e03 | major | Livilla, at Livia's bidding, falsely accused Postumus of rape. Much of the rest of the story hinged on this key event. Postumus' political career was ruined, and he was ultimately banished from Rome. |
| apuleius180tgab10inset1 | minor | A wicked stepmother falsely accused her stepson of attempting to rape her. |
| movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967) | minor | Officer Wood, incongruently, didn't deny the charge that he had committed statutory rape against Delores but it was later revealed that the father of her unborn child was Ralph. |
| movie: Midnight Cowboy (1969) | minor | Although ambiguous, the flashbacks hint that Joe may have been falsely incarcerated after the rape due to Annie repeating constantly that he was "the only one". A scene shortly thereafter seemed to depict Joe being further abused in a prison. |