Mary Jackson
2008-06-30 10:19:58
I believe “Mike’s” story and I’m sympathetic. But does it come under the definition of rape, which usually involves actual force or threat of force. Duress is different from threats of violence (though still wrong).
I’d be more inclined to see this as sexual assault. For info, in the UK the legal definition of rape is penetration by the penis of somebody’s vagina, anus or mouth, without their consent. It can be committed against men or women but since it involves penile penetration it can only be committed by men.
That’s the legal stuff – it doesn’t mean that women can’t commit sexual assault that is just as traumatic for the victim.
