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In Edward Muir's Ritual Life in Early Modern Europe he describes gang rape to be very prevalent among young men in early modern europe, forcing some girls to enter the brothel because of the social stigma. Was there any action taken among communities to stop such behavior among young men?

by /u/jku1m in /r/AskHistorians

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