The Independent Commission for Human Rights pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy during the proceedings of her case, placed in Mihwar Center for the Protection and Empowerment of Women and Families in order to guarantee her own security and the security of her child. The Public Prosecution considered that her failure to defending herself against the sexual assaults by her father-in-law and brother-in-law and filing a complaint against them was an indication of her consent. It also considered their knowledge of affinity with her an indication of the elements of the crime of incest according to Article (285) of the Jordanian Penal Code No. 16 of 1960. Thus, the court refused to consider the woman representative’s argument that her failure to file a complaint and remaining silent was due to her weakness and fear from scandal, even though she was living under difficult conditions in an isolated and backward environment and was being exploited due to the absence of her husband. At the time, she was caring for six children and working as a servant for the family of her husband, who was languishing in an Israeli prison. This case can be considered as example of how the judicial system handles the crime of incest. The Public Prosecution and the court considered her silence as consent and acceptance of the act of incest, and refused to take into consideration the fact that she was living under the defendants’ control with her free will stolen. The lawsuit was finally dropped, the accused were released and free to go, and the woman continued to remain at Mihwar Center to protect her life and the life of her child from the threats to her life from her family. Clarifying the reason why men assault women and women keep silent as per the above mentioned case, Bahri & Ktishat take the view in their research on domestic violence that the socialization of males and females in the different societies give them certain behaviors with regard to violence. It teaches them that they are stronger than females and have the right to lead and control the family, express their opinion, take decisions, solve problems and be glorified and appreciated as the masters of the family. They also learn that they are responsible for monitoring and disciplining the behavior of the woman and punishing her when need be. It also has the effect of developing a feeling in girls that they are soft and weak. Furthermore, it conditions or trains them to accept submission and restrict their lives to satisfy their man and not to express themselves64. Maha Sabagh65 states that ‘most sexual assaults taking place in the family are committed by the father-in-law against his daughter-in-law, exploiting his control over her and over his son (husband) and his social and sometimes ‘economic’ status- as the center of the family, so no one dares to accuse him’. Murad Amre66 reveals the nature of the families where females are subjected to acts of incest, saying that the mothers in these families are always too weak to ensure protection for her daughters. Sabagh confirms this, saying ‘in most of the cases she handled, the mother was aware of sexual assaults committed by the father against his daughter, but their role was passive; they connived at such acts being afraid of the husband’s threats or of getting divorced, and so facing the consequences of that on the social level’. Amre and Sabagh both believe that the main cause of incest 64 Bahri&Ktishat, 2011. Domestic Violence (Amman; Dar al-Safa’ for publishing and distribution.), p. 55. 65 Social councilor and psychiatrist, Childhood Programs Organization, 37 years experience. Interviewed in her house in Ramallah, November 28, 2012; 66 Interview with Psychiatrist Murad Omar, Director of Clinical Unit at Psycho-Social Counselling Centre in Ramallah, 11-27-2012. 40