Why Anon Stays Anon

There's been some discussion as to "anonymous allegations" and why they aren't named. I have many of the names, but they have asked me not to out them. As someone who is only compiling information, I must abide by their wishes. 

Survivors cite the following reasons for not reporting a sexual assault: 

• Fear of reprisal 

• Personal matter 

• Reported to a different official 

• Not important enough to respondent 

• Belief that the police would not do anything to help 

• Belief that the police could not do anything to help 

• Did not want to get offender in trouble with law 

• Did not want family to know 

• Did not want others to know 

• Not enough proof 

• Fear of the justice system 

• Did not know how 

• Feel the crime was not “serious enough” 

• Fear of lack of evidence 

• Unsure about perpetrator’s intent 

D. Kilpatrick et al., “Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study,” 2007; U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, M. Planty and L. Langton, “Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010,” 2013; Wolitzky-Taylor et al, “Is Reporting of Rape on the Rise? A Comparison of Women with Reported Versus Unreported Rape Experiences in the National Women’s Study-Replication”, 2010

Due partially to low reporting rates, only 9 percent of all rapists get prosecuted. Only 5 percent of cases lead to a felony conviction. Only 3 percent of rapists will spend a day in prison. The other 97 percent walk free. 

Probability Statistics Calculated By the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, “Reporting Rates,” 2013

(from here: https://ocrsm.umd.edu/files/Why-Is-Sexual-Assault-Under-Reported.pdf) 

Also some discussion as to why these victims didn't immediately go to the police with the situation. Statistics like below are why: 



Consider the fact that many of the consent violations were in a BDSM setting, or had started in some consensual way, or were not rape but a consent violation regardless. What could the police have done? How would a victim be able to explain to the police that they were in subspace, once a scene had started consensually, and were unable to further consent to some new, not discussed, situation? That's still a consent violation, but I believe it is highly unlikely that law enforcement would see it as such.