The average amount of time that the victim knows the attacker is one year. Men can be sexually assaulted. Emergency room statistics show that 10 out of 100 people treated for sexual assaults are men. Emergency room statistics are used because men who report sexual assaults are usually assaulted by two or more men and the injuries that the man experiences are so severe that medical attention is required. Also, it should be noted that most of the time the perpetrators involved in a male on male sexual assault are heterosexual.
Sexual assault is as much of a men's issue as it is a women's issue.
Men are sexually assaulted and all men love someone who has been sexually assaulted, whether they know it or not. Men need to be informed that they do have a place in the prevention of sexual assault and taught how they can help in the fight. The Victims Assistance Fund at CMU is a source of money that is available for students who are sexually assaulted. This evidence is often vital in the successful prosecution of perpetrators. We believe that these exams should be covered by some sort of public funding.