Now, he knows better. Power And Control Rape and sexual abuse happen to guys a lot more than most people think, said Mike Persad, director of the nationally recognized Juvenile Intervention Program, one of the few programs in the country that helps boys who have been both sexually abused and who have abused or tried to abuse others. Boys are a lot less likely than girls to tell someone when they get raped or abused, Persad says. And, they're more likely than girls to hurt others, kind of as a way of getting rid of their own abuse, explains Persad, whose program is located in Trenton, NJ and is part of Catholic Charities. It has nothing to do with sexual desire.
Boys often repeat the act with other kids to somehow establish their identity as macho.
They have to prove they aren't gay. Girls, on the other hand, are more likely to deal with rape or sexual abuse by taking it out on themselves. They get suicidal, they drink, use drugs, have sex with lots of guys or they run away. Boys are usually raped by older men or older women. A lot of people think that guys can't be raped by a woman because they need an erection to have sex.