Rape is Never the Victim's Fault

These definitions mean that being forced to do anything sexually against your will (including unwanted touching or intercourse) and verbal threats of unwanted sexual contact are illegal and defined as sexual assault or rape.

As mentioned above, sexual assault and rape are usually committed by people the victim knows and in many cases by friends or dates. These instances are known as acquaintance rape or date rape. Going on a date with someone, previously having sex with someone, or being willing to participate in lighter sexual activity with someone does not mean that you have consented to have sex with that person. Anytime you do not want to have intercourse or sexual contact with someone and that person disregards your wishes, forcing you to have intercourse or sexual contact or threatening you if you don't agree to do so, that is sexual assault or rape.

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