Sexual coercion is when someone pressures a person into having sex through harassment, manipulation, or threats Sexual trauma doesn't always involve physical force Coercion, for example, occurs if someone pressures you into having sexual contact that you don't want. What are sexual assault, abuse, and rape Sexual assault or abuse means any unwanted sexual contact It’s when someone uses force or pressure (either physical or emotional) to get you to do something sexual
Rape is when someone forces or pressures you into having sex Every state defines crimes like rape,” sexual assault, and “sexual abuse” differently Sexual coercion is unwanted sexual activity that happens when you are pressured, tricked, threatened, or forced in a nonphysical way Coercion can make you think you owe sex to someone. This included situations where force was actively used to get the person to have sex (e.g Grossly pushed into a position), sex was forced physically in spite of objection (e.g
See chapter 19, “rape and sexual violence.” people all over the world, especially young girls and women, are forced to have sex when they do not want to.
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