I used to chat with this gentleman (a white man born into old money on the Upper East Side) who used to tell me that this was going to happen within the next decade or so. Young & Restless - Rapist Michael Baldwin - Victim Christine Blair (attempted rape) by Anonymous Texas - Rapist Justin Marshall - Victim Reena Bellman Santa Barbara - Rapist Dash Nichols - Victim Julia Wainwright One Life To Live - Rapist Todd Manning - Victim Marty Saybrooke Ryan's Hope - Rapist Roger Coleridge - Victim Maggie Shelby (attempted rape) Loving - Rapist Danny Roberts - Victim Ally Rescott (though Ally framed Danny for Rape, to avenge her husband killing, but later fell in love with her husband's killer!) Guiding Light - Rapist Roger Thorpe - Victim Holly Thorpe General Hospital - Rapist Luke Spencer - Victim Laura Baldwin So what does this say about rape being taken seriously on Soap Operas?Īll My Children - Rapist Ross Chandler - Victim Natalie HunterĪs The World Turns - Rapist John Dixon - Victim Kim Reynolds (Martial Rape)Īnother World - Rapist Jake McKinnon - Victim Marley Loveīold & Beautiful - Rapist Thomas Forrester - Victim Caroline Spencer IIĭays of our Lives - Rapist Jack Deveraux - Victim Kayla Brady and even a fan favorite of the female viewers! Some shows have even had two or three rapists who were later redeemed as a hero! Every soap opera has featured a male character who raped a female character - but then be reformed as a regular member of society.
