Sexual Abuse: is usually undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another.
Facts: -Only 30 percent of victims report cases of Sexual Abuse cases to the authorities
-63,000 children experienced some form of Sexual Abuse in 2012 in the United States
-Up to 40 percent of child victims are asymptomatic; however, some have longstanding consequences
-Most times the perpetrator is somebody that the victim knows (family member, teacher, friends)
Sexual Assault: the most simple definition is unwanted sexual contact, in which the perpetrator uses excessive force.
Types of Sexual Assault: -Rape (vaginal, anal, or oral penetration) -Drug Facilitated Intercourse -Groping-Torture of a person in a sexual manner -Elderly Sexual Assault
Facts Regarding Sexual Assault: -1 in 5 women (20%) will be sexually assaulted while at college while only 4% of college men will be sexually assaulted.
-Most college victims are assaulted by someone they know.
-42% of college women who are raped tell no one about the assault.
-It is estimated that only 5% of sexual assaults on college campuses are reported, making sexual assault the most under-reported crime.
-Rape results in about 32,000 pregnancies each year.
-4 out of 5 rape victims subsequently suffer from chronic physical or psychological conditions.
-40% of rape survivors develop sexually transmitted diseases as a result of sexual assault.
-Campus perpetrators are often serial offenders.
-Over a third of women who are raped as minors are also also raped as adults.
-42% of raped women expect to be raped again.
-Rape survivors are 13 times more likely to attempt suicide than are people who have not been victims of a crime. (facts taken from Dosomething.org
Sexual Harassment: harassment (typically of a woman) in a workplace, or other professional or social situation, involving the making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks.
Type: -Quid pro-pro (asking for sexual favors in return for a work opportunity)
-Hostile work environment (includes unwelcome touching, leering, sexually oriented jokes or cartoons, sexually oriented comments and epithets, and even staring at an employee's body)