Sexual Assault
What is Sexual Violence?
Sexual violence is a sex act completed or attempted against a victim’s will or when a victim is unable to consent due to age, illness, disability, or the influence of alcohol or other drugs. It may involve actual or threatened physical force, use of guns or other weapons, coercion, intimidation, or pressure.
Sexual violence also includes intentional touching against a victim’s will or when a victim is unable to consent; The perpetrator of sexual violence may be a stranger, friend, family member, or intimate partner.
If you have experienced Sexual Assault, call our 24/7 Hotline 1.800.359.0056
Did you know?
Every 68 seconds another American is sexually assaulted.
1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.
1 in 6 men has been sexually abused or assaulted.
21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) college students have been sexually assaulted.
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