Each offender and circumstance may be different. Whether or not to resist an attacker can only be your decision. Any action you took to save your life was appropriate. Every sex crime is a crime of violence, anger and power. Sexual offenders commit these crimes in order to get sex.
Sex offenders get gratification from intimidating, humiliating and degrading their victims.
Many sex offenders are married or already involved in relationships where they can freely engage in intimate relations. Only certain types of people are sexually assaulted. People of both sexes, all ages, professions and styles of dress have become victims of sexual assaults. It's easy to tell who is a sex offender. Sex offenders come from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds.