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Rape survivors vent using #beenrapedneverreported hashtag

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 31, 2014

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Social media saw something unique on Thursday night. The hashtag #beenrapedneverreported became a top trending topic. With it, survivors of rape were able to reveal their story for the social media sphere to see. Below is an example of some tweets that were posted.

*Warning: Some posts may be hard to read.

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