Who Rape by Nicholas Groth Rape is a distortion of human sexuality. It is sexuality in the service of nonsexual needs. Rape is the sexual expression of hostility and aggression - a behavioral act not a psychiatric condition.
Rape typically reflects deep seated feelings of inadequacy.
For the most part, offenders report finding little if any sexual satisfaction in the act of rape. Their subjective reactions range from disappointment to disgust. When rapists discuss pleasure they speak of being aggressive and having power over their victim, her actions, her life. It gave me pleasure knowing that there was nothing that she could do. The offender may say that his offense was prompted by sexual gratification, but examination of his behavior shows that he didn't pay any attention to the woman's receptiveness.