Sexual Assault: Act of coercing or physically forcing a person to engage in sexual activity
Sexual assault is a term from law.
It means that two people have a sexual relation, but that one of the two does not want this. In most countries, this is a crime. There are different forms of sexual assault, including:
- Rape is forcing someone to have sex who does not want to, or who is unable to consent.
- Domestic violence can include a sexual element
- Child sexual abuse- this includes abusing people who cannot consent
- Elder abuse
- Groping - touching people in ways they don't want.
Very often, cases of sexual assault are not reported, because there is a stigma associated with it. In certain countries, there are laws that will punish the victim, for example for "seducing" someone.
Statistics
As many as 90-99% of people with developmental disabilities are sexually exploited before they are 18 years old.
A 2010-2011 study in the United States of 1058 people aged 14 to 21 found that 8% had sexually assaulted in their lives. In 66% of cases no one found out and the perpetrator did not get into any trouble. 50% said that their victim was completely to blame. 2% had raped and 3% had tried to rape.
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