Murdoch Mysteries 
TV Show
Crime
Drama
Mystery
TV Show
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Updated: 27 September 2021
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

As a mystery show, several cases involve sexual assault. The main character (a man) is also assaulted on screen several times. S1E10: child sexual abuse discussed, not shown on screen. S3E02: sexual assault of a young Chinese immigrant, off screen prior to start of episode. S3E04: pedophilia mentioned, pedophile brought in for questioning, no child sexual abuse occurs. S4E10: attempted sexual assault off screen prior to episode. S4E11: no sexual assault, but does involve young girls being coerced by an older man into 'liasons'. It is mentioned that the man was previously accused of sexual assault. S5E12: a main character is stalked by a former partner, the man is prevented from assault, but the scene implies that he would have attempted to assault her. S7E09: the main character is forcibly kissed by recurring villain. S8E01-02: episodes involve discussion of human trafficking of young women and girls. No explicit sexual contact on screen, but the implication is there. S8E07: discussion of pedophilia and minors engaging in sex work (human trafficking). Nothing on screen or graphic mentioned. S8E11: a male main character is harassed by a woman, including the woman letting herself into his hotel room. S8E13: a female nurse is accused of sexually assaulting female inmates at a psychiatric hospital. By the end of the episode, it is revealed that a male caretaker was the perpetrator. A main character is forcibly kissed by a recurring villain. S9E04: murdered women are electroplated and displayed naked in public. S9E15: a woman is implied to have sexually assaulted male workers at her husband's mill. Attempted assault of main character interrupted. S9E18: the main character is kidnapped and assaulted (forcibly kissed, tied up, on screen attempted rape). The scene is the most explicit in the show (14:00-15:00). The perpetrator is a woman, the survivor is a man. S10E06: character was assaulted prior to episode. Nothing explicit on screen, but survivor tells the story. Other characters say victim blaming things, but this is not said by any of the protagonists. Protagonists do not appear to be victim blaming. S10E9: a young couple is in the back of a car, and the man pressures the woman to kiss despite her protests to leave. He then forcibly kisses her. S10E10: flashback to previous sexual assault of main character, forcible kiss from S7E09. S12E3: one of the bridesmaids at a wedding attempts to force a man into sex despite his protests.

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