Betrayal Season 5

Love Is No Defense | EP 8 | Saskia's Story

March 19, 2026·33 min·3-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Betrayal Weekly, titled Love is No Defense, investigates the legal loophole known as the marital exemption to rape, which historically allowed spouses to legally rape each other if no physical force was used—particularly when the victim was unconscious. The story ce

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Saskia EnwoodMike Levin-GoodDebbie FeinsteinLorie RuthStephan Turkheimer

Books

Love is No Defense to Sexual Crimes

Companies

RAINN

Topics

Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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