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
> rapeHi 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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