Rape, dating violence weigh on Washington-area teens

Published June 9, 2012 4:00am ET



Level of abuse higher than national average

One in eight girls at D.C. high schools said she had been raped in the past year, while a large number of Maryland and Virginia students said they had been abused by their significant others, according to a new federal report.

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