When did marital rape become a crime?

‘Alarming’ new statistics show that a quarter of Brits do not view non-consensual sex within marriage as rape

London's Old Bailey
(Image credit: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

A large number of Britons do not regard non-consensual sex within marriage as rape, according to “alarming” new statistics.

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