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Davis’s story is typical of those uncovered by an unprecedented two-year research project by the University of Kent’s Tizard Centre that explores the experiences of former victims as well as the attitudes and practices of professionals who support such women.
Women with mild to moderate learning disabilities were interviewed for the research. They described physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and financial abuse. Researchers say some of the women’s experiences differed from those of their mainstream counterparts including “play-fighting” in which the perpetrator prepares their victim for later violence. Only four of the 15 interview subjects knew refuges existed.