Post by captainbryce on Apr 8, 2018 0:02:28 GMT
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent.[1][2][3] The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault.[4]
International Crime on Statistics and Justice by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) find that worldwide, most victims of rape are women and most perpetrators male.[114] Rapes against women are rarely reported to the police and the number of female rape victims is significantly underestimated.[114] Southern Africa, Oceania and North America report the highest numbers of rape.[114]
