According to A. Nicholas Groth, the power rapist is brutal in the commission of his assault, using far more force than is necessary to gain sexual access to his victim.

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According to A. Nicholas Groth, the power rapist is brutal in the commission of his assault, using far more force than is necessary to gain sexual access to his victim.

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A. Nicholas Groth categorizes the power rapist as someone seeking to assert dominance and control rather than using excessive violence. The brutality and excessive force are more characteristic of the anger rapist in Groth's typology.