There is no difference between being raped and being pushed down a flight of cement steps except that the wounds also bleed inside. There is no difference between being raped and being run over by a truck except that afterwards, men ask you if you enjoyed it. There is no difference between being raped and being bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake, except that people ask you if your skirt was short or why you were out alone anyhow. There is no difference between being raped and going head first through a windshield, exept that afterwards you are afraid, not of cars, but of half the human race. If someone you know is raped Sexual Assault Sexual assaults are acts of violence where sex is used as the weapon.
Offenders are responsible for the assaults.
Sexual assault by an acquaintance Acquaintance rape is a form of sexual assault. Acquaintance rape is rape by a person the victim knows or is acquainted with. Acquaintance rape is the most under-reported and potentially the most psychologically damaging type of sexual offense. College women are in far greater danger of being raped by a friend or fellow student than by a stranger. If a partner forces you to have sexual intercourse without your consent, it is rape.