Too often, this will be a vulnerable woman or child. The failure of women and men to adequately communicate their needs and expectations can lead to acquaintance rape. Assertiveness, and the ability to communicate effectively, can be rape prevention tools. Usually a man is sexually assaulted by another male, however, a male can be assaulted by a female too. Men are less likely to report the assault than are women, probably due to the shame factor of allowing someone to have power and control over them.
Male victims have similar reactions and symptoms after the assault as female victims.
In addition, however, male victims often will question their sexual orientation after a sexual assault. The act itself and the motivation of the perpetrator are the same. But there are some differences which are listed below. Society teaches that people whom one knows can be trusted. As a result, warnings of danger in this situation may be ignored or explained away.