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   (WMC-TV) - A Memphis woman is shaken after she says she was raped by a   
   man that she thought she could trust, a family friend. Few homes still   
   stand in the neighborhood of Tupelo Street and Shasta Avenue in North   
   Memphis. Most of the area is reduced to rubble, but in one of the homes   
   still standing, a stomach turning case landed Marcus Dale in the Shelby   
   County Jail on a rape charge.   
      
   According to an affidavit of complaint, the 22-year-old victim is almost   
   completely non-verbal due to epilepsy.   
      
   Police say, Dale, a family friend, came over to visit and when the   
   victim went to her bedroom, he followed behind her, locked the door, and   
   demanded sex.   
      
   Police say, she "told him no, one of the few words she can speak   
   clearly," but he forced himself on her for several moments.   
      
   In the past, rape victim advocates have explained some of the   
   post-attack trauma victims suffer.   
      
   "Not being able to sleep, not being able to concentrate," said Anna   
   Whalley of the Shelby County Crime Victims Center. "Sometimes victims   
   are afraid of retaliation from the rapist. They may know where they   
   live, particularly if they're raped in their homes."   
      
   "A lot of times, victims hope that a crime being solved will give them   
   complete relief. That doesn't usually happen, but it always helps to   
   know that someone believes in you and believes that you were indeed a   
   victim of crime," added Whalley.   
      
   While unable to speak, police say the victim gave investigators a   
   written statement about what happened and picked Dale out of a photo   
   line-up.   
      
   Action News 5 tried to stop by the address listed on Dale's arrest   
   ticket, but it does not exist.   
      
   https://www.actionnews5.com/story/24708676/memphis-man-accused-of-raping-   
   non-verbal-family-friend/   
      
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