Resources: Sexual Assault

• Unwanted touching.
• Rape: actual or attempted unwanted vaginal, oral, or anal penetration by an object or body part.
• Forcing or manipulating you into doing unwanted, painful or degrading acts during intercourse.
• Taking advantage of you while you’re drunk or otherwise not likely to give consent.
• Denying you contraception or protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
• Taking any kind of sexual pictures or film of you without your consent.
• Forcing you to perform sexual acts on film or in person for money.
• Threatening to break up with you if you refuse sex.

What is rape?

Rape is a crime of violence and domination in which one person forces, coerces or manipulates another person to have sex. There are many types of rape that can occur, but the most common types are:

• Date rape is forced or coerced sex within a dating relationship. Acquaintance rape is committed by someone known to the victim. Nearly two-thirds of all victims ages 18 to 29 report a prior relationship with their attacker.
• Date rape drugs or alcohol is quite commonly used on college campuses, although drugged rape is not limited to college campuses. Alcohol is the No. 1 drug used in sexual assaults, and on college campuses, alcohol is a factor in 90 percent of rapes.
• Statutory rape is sexual intercourse between a person who is under the age of 16 and a person who is 3 or more years older, with or without consent.