ABOUT SEXUAL
ASSAULT
talk, etc
F: No one asks to be humiliated, beaten or killed. In most
cases the victim is threatened with bodily injury or death if
they resist. No one has 'the right' to another person's body
or to force them into doing an act against their will. A
person always has the right to say no and not be raped.
M: Sexual assaults occur only among strangers.
F: More than one half of all reported rapes are
acquaintance rapes: that is, the rape is committed by a
person known to the victim.
M: Sexual assault is a woman's problem.
F: Sexual assault is a societal problem involving men and
women. Recent statistics show us that approximately 1 in 5
males will be sexually assaulted before they are 18.
M: Rapes occur in back alleys and bars.
F: The most common location of rape is in the victim's
home. One half of all rapes occur in private residences.
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valuable things we
can do to heal one
another is listen to
each other's
stories."
Rebecca Falls