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What is Interpersonal Violence?
Interpersonal violence is the use of physical force involving relations between persons, stalking, and communications. Examples of interpersonal violence include: rape, relationship violence involving physical force, stalking, texting that contains obscene material, and online communications that contain serious threats of physical violence.
SEXUAL ASSAULT IS:
any sexual activity that is against another person's will including: rape (attempted rape), sodomy/aggravated sodomy, child molestation, fondling, sexual harassment, indecent exposure, stalking, peeping toms, or sexual battery. |
RAPE IS:
an act of violence in which sex is used as a weapon. Rape occurs when a person engages in sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion or with someone who is incapable of consent. |
DATE RAPE IS:
Many of these offenses involve the consumption of alcohol or other drugs [such as rohypnol, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), or ketamin (K)] by one or both parties. |
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE IS:
A pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Various types of abuse are: Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Economical or Psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone. |
STALKING IS:
While legal definitions of stalking vary from one jurisdiction to another a good working definition of stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. |
IS IT MY FAULT?
NO! It is not your fault. No one ever deserves to be a victim of sexual assault. |
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