This discussion guide provides an overview of consent and discusses ways to shift the way we think, talk, and act about sexual assault on college campuses.

by M Diamond · 1999 · Cited by 194 — Johnson (Pornography, 1970), no such relationship of pornography leading to rape or sexual assault could be demonstrated as applicable for

Rape is regarded as an act which involves sexual activity in that genital contact is involved. However, rape is much more than just the sex act.

Statutory rape is the crime of sex with a minor when the sex is agreed to by both parties, not forced.

by MJ Anderson · 2010 · Cited by 39 — In the law of rape, consent has been and remains a gendered con- cept. Consent presumes female acquiescence to male sexual initiation. It

Jul 11, 2025 — Laws, cases and web sources on rape and sex crimes. Please note: Massachusetts law generally does not use the term "sexual assault." If you are ...

Commonly referred to as date rape drugs, Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine, and other substances that can affect judgment and behavior, including alcohol, are used to ...

An Anne Arundel County jury found Terence A. Green Jr. guilty of two counts each of second-degree rape and third-degree sex offense of a 14-year-old girl.

Oct 9, 2025 — Attempted rape · Unwanted sexual touching or fondling · Forcing a victim to perform sexual acts (such as oral sex or penetration) · Penetration of ...

by PF Goyer · 1984 · Cited by 157 — Psychiatric evaluations of nonincarcerated adult male victims of same-sex rape have been reported infrequently in the literature.

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Oct 16, 2025 — ... sex or didn't give their consent for sex to happen. Rape is not sex, though you may have heard it called 'forced sex' or sex without consent.

Rape is a sexual encounter where the victim is subjected to the violence, either due to ignorance, lack of right to choose, use of force to reluctantly consent ...

(a). A person is guilty of statutory rape of a child by an adult if the person is at least 18 years of age and engages in vaginal intercourse with a victim who ...

by S Estrich · 1991 · Cited by 601 — of a woman's sexual past was considered dubious at best. These are the cases that the system has long considered to be "real rapes," and "r

84.6% of offenders in cases involving statutory rape were. Native American. • Their average age was 38 years. • 95.4% were United States citizens. • 63.8% had ...

Rape happens when someone didn't want to have sex or didn't give their consent for sex to happen. It is a form of sexual violence and a very serious crime.

It is illegal to share or threaten to share private, sexual photos or videos of someone without their permission. This is called intimate image abuse or ...

Jan 16, 2018 — A joint investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women who clean the malls where you shop, the banks where you do business and the offices where you ...

Consent is when someone agrees to do something sexual with you — whether it's kissing, touching, oral sex, vaginal sex, or anal sex ...