Throughout the series, there are frequent references to an abusive and violent sexual relationship between a couple as well as several off-screen rape scenes. In season 1, a man witnesses a woman being gang-raped as her son is forced to watch. There is also a character who confesses that he has fantasied about a girl on his school bus, but has not acted on it. As he speaks, he continues to place the blame on the child. A man is raped with a rifle.