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As a victim you may be prosecuted if police discover something irrelevant to the case, yet still incriminating.

This seems to have the potential of severe abuse, if a rapist is aware of such matters they would feel protected to carry out their travesties.

What the actual f* indeed.




The rapist isn't guaranteed not to be prosecuted if the victim doesn't hand over data. But you're right that a rapist careful not to leave behind too much other evidence is likely protected.


Not only that, but a rapist could use the threat of police investigation for something like recreational drug use to scare a victim into never going to the police in the first place.




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