DATE RAPE PLAGUES TEENAGERS, STUDY SAYS

According to a massive survey of Minnesota high-school kids, from ninth to 12th grade, an alarming one in 10 girls and almost one in 20 boys have been raped or physically abused on dates.  Researchers analyzing the 81,247 responses also found that both male and female victims were much more likely than nonabused young people to report emotional problems.  The work follows a study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association that suggested one in five high-school girls has been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.