Rape myths are "prejudicial, stereotyped, or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapists" that "deny or reduce perceived injury or blame the victims for their own victimization" (Martha R. Burt, Cultural Myths and Supports for Rape, 38 J. Personality & Soc. Psychol. 217, 217 (1980)); see also see also Kristen McCowan, Henry F. Fradella & Tess M.S. Neal, A Rape Myth in Court: The Impact of Victim-Defendant Relationship on Sexual Assault Case Outcomes, 26 Berkeley J. Crim. L. 156, 156, 165 (2021) (citing Burt at 217, 229, for the proposition that rape myths lead to victim-blaming and excusing the perpetrator).