Sexual Violence

Sexual Assault

Sexual violence is an all encompassing phrase that describes multiple crimes relating to inappropriate sexual attention, such as sexism, sexual harassment, sexual assault, molestation, incent, and rape.

• Sexism – Oppression that objectifies women as 2nd class citizens and upholds makes as the dominant gender
• Harassment – Unwanted and unwelcome sexual attention that interferes with your life, work, or education
• Molestation – Inappropriate touching, exposure, or comments inflicted on a child by an adult or another child
• Assault – Sexual acts conducted against someone’s will by force, threats, coercion, or on a person unable to consent
• Incest – Sexual acts (usually against someone’s will perpetrated by a family member, which is someone too close in relation to marry
• Rape – Forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal, or oral penetration. Penetration may be by a body part or an object