Victims say they will never be the same and that being raped is like dying. Traumas suffered in a rape can be worse than any physical injury. If, for 20 minutes or longer, we aren't able to choose what happens to us and don't know when it is going to end and don't know what the effect will be afterwards or if the end result is life or death, that whole act of not having control is so devastating to the victim. That is one of the events in a rape that creates the crisis element for victims of rape and sexual assault. And this is in any age group.
Innocence is stolen forever.
Rapists choose those who are the most vulnerable to attack, which is why children and the elderly are at the most risk of becoming victims. Dr. Michael Ghiblieri did a 10-year study of more than a million cases of rape in the United States. He found that 88 percent of rape victims are between the ages of 12 and 28. For example, they might see a woman who is alone and vulnerable and seize the opportunity. Some rapists will look for an unlocked door or window and enter to attack their victim.