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Expert Reveals Cultural Factors in Brooklyn Assault Trial

1/3/2026

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In a Brooklyn domestic sexual assault trial, expert witness Chitra Raghavan, a psychology professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, testified about the effects of intimate abuse within the Islamic faith.
She claimed that Muslim men often seek virgin brides from their home countries in arranged marriages to ensure submissiveness.
Raghavan noted that many Islamic men disregard rules that allow women to reject sexual advances from their husbands.

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In a Brooklyn domestic sexual assault trial, expert witness Chitra Raghavan, a psychology professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, testified about the effects of intimate abuse within the Islamic faith.
She claimed that Muslim men often seek virgin brides from their home countries in arranged marriages to ensure submissiveness.
Raghavan noted that many Islamic men disregard rules that allow women to reject sexual advances from their husbands.