Actress Christina Ricci is going to represent Rape, Abuse and Incest network when she meets with the US Congress to discuss ways to raise awareness on rape, this month.
Washington, May 3 : Actress Christina Ricci is going to represent Rape, Abuse and Incest network when she meets with the US Congress to discuss ways to raise awareness on rape, this month.
The 'Black Snake Moan' star, who revealed that she gets enraged by the rampant crime, said that rape is a more horrible offence than murder because it leaves behind living victims.
She added that there should be zero tolerance towards rape.
"Our society is running rampant with these victims who desperately need treatment. Murder is a horrible crime but with rape you leave living victims. There should be zero tolerance for that kind of behaviour, zero," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying.
Ricci also emphasised on re-victimisation of rape victims, for a person raped as a child is five times more likely to be raped as an adult.
The actress also said that an adult victim is 40 pct likely to be avictim of the crime again.
"The rate of revictimisation is a huge problem. A woman that is raped as a child is five times more likely to be raped as an adult. An adult rape victim is 40 per cent more likely to be raped again in her lifetime," she added.
The 27-year-old said that the statistics turns her blood cold and she gets really angry.
"When I read those statistics, my blood went cold. I just couldn't be more angry about it," she said.
ANI