Male rape became recognised in law in 1994 but the 2003 legislation made victims of rape gender neutral. Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, it is an offence for any male to penetrate with his penis the vagina, anus or mouth of a female or male without their consent. Abuse against adultsĪbuse against adults falls into the following broad categories: Abuse against childrenĪbuse against children (up to the age of 16) is generally referred to as Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and happens when an adult or older adolescent uses a child or younger adolescent for sexual stimulation.ĬSA can take many forms including asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities (regardless of the outcome), exposure of the genitals to a child, displaying pornography to a child, actual sexual contact with a child, physical contact with the child’s genitals, viewing of the child’s genitalia without physical contact, or using a child to produce pornography. From a legal perspective, sexual abuse of men can be divided into two categories: abuse against children and abuse against adults.
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