This may be a friend, acquaintance, or a dating partner. Any person, whether an acquaintance or not, who forces a person to submit to sexual intercourse against her or his will, by force or threat of injury, commits the crime of rape. Rape can involve both men and women. The attack can involve one or more rapists, male or female. Penetration that occurs when the victim is unconscious or drunk constitutes rape because the victim is unable to give consent.
Rape is a hostile, forcible act committed for the purpose of dominating and degrading the victim.
Rape is a crime of violence and sex is the weapon. Rape and attempted rape are punishable by up to 20 years in prison. This may include touching a woman's breasts or buttocks or touching the genital area of a woman or man. The victim of such an attack is deserving of the same assistance and consideration as the victim of an attack legally defined as rape. Persons who commit domestic violence are subject to arrest.