Types of Rape

Acquaintance rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse with a person you know. It can be someone you have just met, or dated a few times, or someone whom you used to work with, etc... It is a violation of your body and your trust.

Stranger rape when is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse by someone the victim does not know.

Marital rape can be defined as any unwanted intercourse or penetration (vaginal, anal, or oral) obtained by force, threat of force, or when the wife is unable to consent.

Gang rape is when a group of people participate in the rape of a single victim.

Drug facilitated rape is when drugs or alcohol are used to compromise an individual's ability to consent to sexual activity. In addition, drugs and alcohol are used to minimize the resistance and memory of the victim of a sexual assault.

Statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual sexual relations that occur when one participant is below the age required to legally consent to the behavior.  Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sex with minors under the age of consent, the age at which individuals are considered compentent to give consent to sexual conduct, it is a generic term, and very few jurisdictions use the actual term "statutory rape" in the language of statutes.  Different jurisdictions use many different statutory terms for the crime, such as "sexual assault," "rape of a child," "corruption of a minor," "carnal knowledge of a minor," "unlawful carnal knowledge."  Statutory rape differs from forcible rape in that overt force or threat need not be present.  The laws presume coercion, because a minor or mentally challenged adult is legally incapable of giving consent to the act.

Statutory rape is illegal sexual activity between two people when it would otherwise be legal if not for their age.

*Dating without sexual contact can in NO WAY be considered a form of statutory rape.