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Sexual assault is a sexual act committed against a person’s consent.
Anyone can be the victim of sexual assault: young or old, male
or female. Research shows that:
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One-in-four women in college will be a victim of a completed or attempted rape
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Women on American college campuses who are between 18 to 24 years of age are at
greater risk for becoming victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and
stalking than women in the general population or women in a comparable age
group
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Most perpetrators of sexual assault are friends, acquaintances, relatives, or
someone else who is known to by victim
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While sexual assault primarily affects young women, they are not the only
targets. Men, individuals with disabilities, members of cultural and religious
minority groups, and Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgender individuals also experience
sexual assault
What is sexual assault?
What does consent mean?
What is rape?
What is sexual violence?
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