I actually STOPPED watching OLTL because of all the "RAPE ME, TODD!" signs that fans would have whenever Roger Howarth showed up at events. I started watching again for Michael Easton once Port Charles got canned. I was hesitant for Trevor St. John as Todd but when he pulled that crap kidnapping Marty when she had amnesia, that was the final final straw for me. I haven't watched since, even though I love Easton. How anyone is supposed to feel sorry for Todd is beyond me.

It's so bad because I can seriously name the characters of every example you gave above. Soaps are horrible about that. And honestly, you could spend hundreds of entries just pointing out that rape as a redeemer trope.