Rape is a crime of anger, violence and hostility and is usually accompanied by feelings of anger and shock, as well as physical and emotional trauma. Rape is one type of sexual assault. Both rape and sexual assault are personal humiliations whose devastation is more often to the mind and emotions than to the body. Sexual assault can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. It literally crosses all age, racial, sexual and economic barriers.
Sexual assault occurs between strangers, acquaintances, friends and even family members.
They often begin as teenagers, but are rarely caught until older. Myth Rapists are usually sexually frustrated. Most rapists have available normal sexual relationships. Many are married. Rapists want to overpower and control, not to gain sexual satisfaction.