Athletes and Acquaintance Rape

About this book

This book takes a provocative look at specific aspects of professional athletic life that contribute to a climate favourable to athletes sexually assaulting women - a climate which also protects offenders from conviction and punishment. The book focuses on three high-profile incidents, and concludes that the problem is generated more by celebrity than athletic jurors are unable to reach an unbiased verdict because the athletes are held in such high esteem by the public.