晚清,江浙地区由于新的经济、文化的影响,加之战争频发,匪徒肆行,治安恶化,社会混乱,女性受性侵害成为严重社会问题,引起了统治者的极大重视,着手大力整饬和规束,并加大了惩治力度。但由于律条对于性侵害的界定严苛,不易定性,加之一旦诉官,历经堂审等过程,妇女的名节必大受影响。传统观念的制约、社会舆论的压力、法律保护的不完善,以及官盗勾结等现象的存在,使遭受性侵害的女性及家庭往往不愿告官,而倾向于以私下的暴力手段解决,更有受害女性以身死而保名节。其行为方式及动因,从一个侧面反映出当时社会状况以及受害妇女作为弱势群体的困境。 In the late Qing Dynasty, due to the new economic and cultural influences in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, combined with frequent wars, gangsters’ deteriorating law and order and social chaos, women’s sexual assault became a serious social problem that aroused great attention from the rulers. Regulation, and increased punishment. However, due to the strict definition of sexual assault on the law, it is not easy to define the nature of the offense. In addition, once the prosecutors and prosecutors are prosecuted, women’s fame will be greatly affected. The traditional concept of control, the pressure of public opinion, the imperfect legal protection, as well as the existence of collusion between officials and theft, so that the sexual abuse of women and families are often reluctant to sue the government, and tend to use private means of violence to solve, and more There are women victims to death and the name of the festival. Its behavior and motivation reflect the current social conditions and the plight of the victimized women as vulnerable groups.