Sexual Violence
Sexual violence is that someone forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity without their consent. Reasons someone might not consent include fear, age, illness, disability, and/or influence of alcohol or other drugs. Anyone can experience sexual violence including: children, teens, adults, and elders. Those who sexually abuse can be acquaintances, family members, trusted individuals or strangers.
Forms of sexual violence
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Rape or sexual assault
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Child sexual assault and incest
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Intimate partner sexual assault
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Unwanted sexual contact/touching
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Sexual harassment
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Sexual exploitation
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Showing one’s genitals or naked body to other(s) without consent
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Masturbating in public
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Watching someone in a private act without their knowledge or permission