The historical standard of expecting that a sexual assault victim would fight her attacker and demonstrate that she offered the "utmost resistance" was interpreted as an example of what?

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The "utmost resistance" standard was historically used to demonstrate a lack of victim consent, implying that the victim had to physically resist to prove that the sexual act was non-consensual.

The Historical Standard of Expecting That a Sexual Assault Victim