FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
13 Aug 2012
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Sexual assault: non-consenting bodily contact for a sexual purpose. Person has to be capable of giving consent; therefore a person who is drunk, under the influence of drugs, unconscious, fearful, or underage is unable to give consent. People who are infected with hiv can be charged with sexual assault if they do not disclose their hiv status to their partners before engaging in sexual behaviour with them. Belief that the incident is too minor to report. Belief that the police would not be able to do anything , and the desire to protect their privacy. Sexual assaults sometimes involves drugs such as ghb and rohypnol, which are typically mixed in with drinks served to the victim. Myth most sexual assaults are perpetrated by strangers lurking in dark alleyeways or by intruders who climb through open windows in the middle of the night. Most women are assaulted bt men they know and often by men they have come to trust.
