People respond to sexual assault in many different ways, ranging from extreme calm to extreme agitation. In either case, it is important to know that information and help are available. Myth Survivors are to blame in some way for the assault. The rapist is always responsible for having committed rape. Regardless of the survivor s appearance, behavior, judgment, or previous actions, the survivor is not responsible for the rape.
Rapists are responsible for rape.
It won t happen to me. One study found that one in four college women have been survivors of rape or sexual assault. About ten percent of sexual assault survivors are men. Myth Rape is usually committed by strangers. Fact College women are in far greater danger of being raped by a friend or fellow student than by a stranger.