Sexual Abuse



Sexual Abuse

Introduction

Sexual abuse is an act where one person force sexual acts on another without his or her consent. This act or behavior is also known as molestation and in case if the duration or impact of this sexual impact is minimum, it is known as sexual assault. Rape is a form of sexual assault that involves forceful sexual penetration without consent of another person.

1-The definition of rape

According to Savino and Turvey, “Rape is defined as nonconsensual sexual penetration”, a form of sexual assault (Savino & Turvey, 2011, p.54). Rape is also categorized as one of the sexual ...