Forcing or manipulating you into doing unwanted, painful or degrading acts during intercourse. Denying you contraception or protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Taking any kind of sexual pictures or film of you without your consent. Forcing you to perform sexual acts on film or in person for money. Threatening to break up with you if you refuse sex. What is rape? There are many types of rape that can occur, but the most common types are: Date rape is forced or coerced sex within a dating relationship.
Acquaintance rape is committed by someone known to the victim. Nearly two-thirds of all victims ages 18 to 29 report a prior relationship with their attacker. Date rape drugs or alcohol is quite commonly used on college campuses, although drugged rape is not limited to college campuses. Alcohol is the No. Statutory rape is sexual intercourse between a person who is under the age of 16 and a person who is 3 or more years older, with or without consent.
In Connecticut, anyone younger than 16 cannot legally consent to sex. What is sexual harassment? If you are a victim, you are not alone Sexual violence can happen to anyone, men, women and children of all ages, races, gender, sexual identity, religion and economic classes.
A rape or attempted rape occurs every 5 minutes in the United States. Have you been sexually assaulted? How can you help a victim? Child Maltreatment Survey, ; iii. This statistic presents information that references victims from varied demographics and time ranges.
Specifically, the number of Americans assaulted includes those age 12 and older, and the number of child sexual abuse victims includes minors, some of whom are 12 and older. While this may mean data is overlapped, RAINN presents this data for educational purposes only, and strongly recommends using the citations to review any and all sources for more information and detail. This statistic presents information on the total number of male and female victims in the United States, using a study from Because the U.
RAINN presents this data for educational purposes only, and strongly recommends using the citations to review any and all sources for more information and detail. As you can see, Texas laws concerning sexual crimes against children are quite complex.
You need experienced, aggressive defense. Sexual abuse occurs over a prolonged period in which the child victim is physically penetrated. If Kevin forces a year-old girl in his after-school group to watch him masturbate on two separate occasions, he can be charged with sexual abuse of a child. In comparison, an act of molestation might not include penetration. Children are less likely to tell a parent or other adult about sexual abuse.
Sexual abuse or a child or child molestation charges are exceptionally serious offenses in Texas:. In comparison, a child molestation offense may require the proof of force. If force is involved in sexual conduct involving a child, Texas prosecutors may elect to prosecute the defendant under aggravated rape or child molestation charges. Statutory rape , on the other hand, often refers to sexual relations with a post-pubescent minor. If the statutory age is 17 years of age, then a relationship between year-old John and year-old Kelly would be statutory rape.
In comparison, a sexual relationship between an year-old James and a year-old Nell is not. The above comparisons are offered for educational purposes only. To discuss your matter in detail, contact an experienced attorney right away to discuss your charges. Have you been charged with molestation or child abuse in Texas?
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