I. Definition A. Rape 1. Crime, committed by a man or woman, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with him/her, esp. by the threat or use of violence. B. Statutory rape 1. In some jurisdictions- sexual activities below the age required to legally consent to the behavior, it can also be charged with sexual behaviors with two under aged minors.
II. History and Victims A. When did rape start? 1. Rape has always been a problem, but more so now. 2. Rape v.s. smoking- 18.3% of women over 18 reported being sexual assaulted in their lifetime while 17.4% of women reported smoking. B. Who gets raped? 1. ANYONE III. Rapists/minors/rape activities A. Who commits statutory rape? 1. Any man or woman over 18 raping a minor who is under the age of consent. C. How do rapists get their victims? 1. The #1 place men abduct women from is grocery store parking lots. D. Statutory rape statistics 1. 95% of the statutory rape victims are female.
2. 3 of every 5 statutory rape victims are 14 or 15 years old.
3. Every two minutes, someone in the US is sexually assaulted.
4. 1 in 4 girls will be sexually assaulted by the age of 18.
5. Rape has fallen 60% since 1993
IV. Location A. Where are the most statutory rape occurrence statistics? 1. 90,000 people reported being raped in the U.S. in 2008 V. Reason/Effects A. Is it wrong to sue for rape? 1. There is no right answer to this question. It’s really personal choice. B."I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head too?" Said Laurie Halse Anderson, Author of Speak.
VI. Prevention
A. How do we try to stop statutory rape? 1. WE CAN’T. We can try and do all we can to prevent it, and try and arrest the guys that commit this crime, but truth is, nothing is going to stop men from doing this. not jail time.