Fifty women come forward saying they were pressured into swinging
"It was never what I wanted."Another told us: "I felt like I had been given away. On one occasion, he held her down by the ankles, she told us.Sixteen said intimate photos of them had been uploaded to the website without their permission. "Calling it swinging implies consent, and therefore puts the blame at the feet of the women, and that makes it silencing for those women."Experts have told BBC News it is important to understand that people can be manipulated into consent.
- ▪"It was never what I wanted."Another told us: "I felt like I had been given away.
- ▪On one occasion, he held her down by the ankles, she told us.Sixteen said intimate photos of them had been uploaded to the website without their permission.
- ▪"Calling it swinging implies consent, and therefore puts the blame at the feet of the women, and that makes it silencing for those women."Experts have told BBC News it is important to understand that people can be manipulated into consent.
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Fifty women come forward saying they were pressured into swingingImage caption, Many of the woman spoke of long-lasting traumaByCatrin Nye, Adam Eley and Divya Talwar, BBC News InvestigationsPublished4 minutes agoWarning: This story contains details of sexual actsFifty women have spoken out saying they were pushed or coerced by their partners into swinging.They contacted us following a BBC News investigation which told the story of a woman who said she had been pressured into having sex with more than 100 strangers.Many of the women who came forward said they had sex despite not wanting to, either because they feared the consequences of refusing or felt they had to keep their partners happy.They spoke of deep, long-lasting trauma."I remember many nights of my partner keeping me up all…
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