Is rape and sexual assault the same thing? No, rape and sexual assault are not the same thing. Rape is a part of sexual assault that involves penetration such as oral, anal, and vaginal without consent. Sexual abuse is molestation, and forced sexual intercourse that can happen over a short or long period of time fondling and incest. Many people believe that rape and sexual assault is the same thing because both are forced. The difference is that sexual assault doesn't always mean unwanted penetration. Sexual assault can be an unwanted touch, inappropriate text messages or phone calls, and indecent actions like masturbation or forcing the other person to masturbate. Rape is forced penetration either by vaginal, anal or oral.
Another controversy is that girls are the ones that are more in danger of getting sexually abused than boys. The national center for victims of crime came out with child sexual abuse statistics that shows that 1 in 5 girls are sexually abused and 1 in 20 boys are sexually abused. In many child sexual abuse cases boys that are sexually abuse don't report the abuse either because they are taught not to act as the victim or don't feel the support needed to speak up about it.
Another controversy is that girls are the ones that are more in danger of getting sexually abused than boys. The national center for victims of crime came out with child sexual abuse statistics that shows that 1 in 5 girls are sexually abused and 1 in 20 boys are sexually abused. In many child sexual abuse cases boys that are sexually abuse don't report the abuse either because they are taught not to act as the victim or don't feel the support needed to speak up about it.
Child Sexual Abuse Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web.