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Franca Viola

March 24, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Franca Viola

The Survivor Who Refused to Marry Her Rapist

In the 60s, an Italian woman was abducted and raped - and then pressured to marry her rapist. She instead took him to court and got him tossed into jail.

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