These acts are in complete contradiction to our communities fundamental principles. Furthermore they are serious criminal offenses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We are also committed to supporting any action against an accused assailant either outside the college, through the criminal justice system, or within the college's judicial system. Definitions Sexual assault covers both rape and all other forced sexual acts. The force employed may be physical, emotional, moral, intellectual, or psychological, expressed or implied, actual or threatened.
Rape is sexual intercourse by force or threat of force.
Penetration of the genitals or anus of another person with a foreign object is also rape. Whether the assailant is a stranger of acquaintance. The Socialization of Sexual Assault Everyone in our society is subject to a barrage of images, stereotypes and assumptions that perpetuate attitudes which allow for the continuation and toleration of Sexual Assault. The constant associations between sex and violence portrayed in the media. Treating females as a conquest and sexual activity as part of a game.