They can be of any racial or ethnic origin. But more than half of all sexual assaults occur in private homes.Īll types of women are victims of sexual assaults. The law defines sexual assault as any act of an unwanted sexual nature, including rape and unwanted touching and caressing.Ī majority of people believe that sexual assaults occur in "dangerous" places like back alleys or parking lots. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE? A very small percentage of the victims of sexual assaults are adult men. Statistics show that almost all sexual assaults are committed by men towards women or children. It will help us to understand this serious problem and to begin to talk about it.Ī sexual assault is any act of an unwanted sexual nature, forced by one person on another person.Īny form of sexual assault is a crime, even if it occurs between people who are married or who are dating. This pamphlet presents the facts concerning sexual assaults. People are often reluctant to talk about it, but as members of a community, we should all be concerned about this situation. In Canada, one woman in four is a victim of sexual assault and the majority of women live in the fear of one day being a victim of sexual assault. The laws and statistics for other countries vary. It was developed as a resource for Canadians and is provided as a reference only. HotPeachPages is not responsible for the quality of this information.
The support of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Women's Directorate is acknowledged. This information was translated from a pamphlet produced by the Ontario Women's Directorate.
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