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Re: definitions??? **Trigger** » B2chica

Posted by Tamar on December 19, 2005, at 16:54:23

In reply to definitions??? **Trigger**, posted by B2chica on December 19, 2005, at 12:02:54

> what is the difference between
>
> molestation
> sexual abuse
> rape

Hi B2C

I’m not exactly sure what you’re looking for. Just a general set of definitions? I don’t know all the legal definitions, but this is what I understand by the terms.

Molestation
A form of sexual assault in which the perpetrator touches the victim (unlike flashing, where no touch is involved).

Sexual Abuse
I would normally use this term when speaking of sexual abuse of children (rather than adult women). I believe it covers various forms of inappropriate sexual behaviour including molestation and rape and also other kinds of sexual behaviour, e.g. if the perpetrator exposes him/herself to the victim, or shows the victim pornography, or photographs the victim in sexual poses. So a person can be sexually abused without being touched by the perpetrator.

Rape
I would normally use this word to describe non-consensual penetrative sexual behaviour, whether it involves a penis and a vagina, a penis and a mouth, or a penis and an anus. I would also call it rape if an implement is used in place of a penis.

Hope that’s of some help.

Tamar


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