Sexual Assault Services
At Safe Harbor, we believe that every individual has a right to safety and a life free from violence.
Our Sexual Assault Services Program is here to help and support anyone who has experienced sexual violence, whether it was today or twenty-years ago.
We offer an array of free, confidential services for those impacted by sexual assault or rape. No matter when the crime happened, we can help.
What is Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is any type of sexual contact or behavior that you do not agree to.
This includes:
- Sexual intercourse
- Vaginal, anal, or oral penetration
- Fondling
- Child molestation
- Incest
- Attempted rape
- Marital or partner rape
- Alcohol and/or drug facilitated sexual assault
- Sexual contact with someone who is unconscious
Facts About Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is not only physical
It can be verbal, visual, or anything that forces a person to join in unwanted sexual contact or attention, including voyeurism (when someone watches private sexual acts), exhibitionism (when someone exposes him/herself in public), incest (sexual contact between family members), and sexual harassment. It can happen anywhere — in a friend’s or acquaintance’s home, on a date, or by a stranger in an isolated place.
Rape and sexual assault are crimes of power and control.
Acts of sexual violence are an aggressive way to dominate a person – not an attempt to achieve sexual fulfillment. Many instances of sexual assault involve threats of bodily harm, or other forms of intimidation as well as humiliation.
A survivor is never responsible for the assault.
The only person responsible for the assault is the perpetrator.
You can't predict how you will respond.
No one knows how they will respond when placed in a life-threatening situation. When under attack our primal responses are fight, flight, or freeze. There is no one right response in any situation, sometimes fighting back may result in greater injury.
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If you have experienced sexual assault and would like to talk to someone, please call our 24/7 Hotline, 801-444-9161. If you wonder how you can help a loved one, call our hotline, or read more here (https://safeharborhope.org/services/sa-help-for-family-friends/). Learn more about how we can all work together to reduce the incidence of sexual assault in our community (https://safeharborhope.org/services/prevention-education/).
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Question 1 of 8
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If a person doesn’t fight or have injuries it wasn’t rape/sexual assault.
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Correct. When a person is in a dangerous situation there are three common responses, fight, flight, or freeze. Sometimes a person freezes. And this is a normal reaction. And sometimes fighting or fleeing will create more harm to them. Just because there are no injuries doesn’t mean a person consented.
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False. When a person is in a dangerous situation there are three common responses, fight, flight, or freeze. Sometimes a person freezes. And this is a normal reaction. And sometimes fighting or fleeing will create more harm to them. Just because there are no injuries doesn’t mean a person consented.
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If someone said yes to sex at one point they can’t say no later.
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Correct: Consent must be ongoing. Agreeing to one sexual act does not mean agreeing to all sexual acts. Agreeing at one point to having sex is not agreeing to always have sex.
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False: Consent must be ongoing. Agreeing to one sexual act does not mean agreeing to all sexual acts. Agreeing at one point to having sex is not agreeing to always have sex.
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It can’t be sexual assault if you’re married.
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Correct. Marriage does not give blanket consent to sexual contact. Neither partner can have sexual intercourse with their spouse without the other spouse’s consent. This includes sex while they are asleep or intoxicated, or forcing or pressuring them to perform a sexual act.
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False. Marriage does not give blanket consent to sexual contact. Neither partner can have sexual intercourse with their spouse without the other spouse’s consent. This includes sex while they are asleep or intoxicated, or forcing or pressuring them to perform a sexual act.
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It’s most likely that a person knows the person who sexually assaults them.
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Correct. In around 80% of all cases the perpetrator knows the person they assault.
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True. In around 80% of all cases the perpetrator knows the person they assault.
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Sexual assault happens when a person gets carried away with passion.
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Correct. Sexual assault is about power and control. Forcing sexual activity without consent is a choice the perpetrator makes. The elderly, disabled, and children down to infants and toddlers have all been sexually assaulted, because sexual assault isn’t about sexual passion it is about attacking the vulnerable to exert control.
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False. Sexual assault is about power and control. Forcing sexual activity without consent is a choice the perpetrator makes. The elderly, disabled, and children down to infants and toddlers have all been sexually assaulted, because sexual assault isn’t about sexual passion it is about attacking the vulnerable to exert control.
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Men don’t experience sexual assault.
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Correct. One in six men have an unwanted sexual experience in their lifetime.
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False. One in six men have an unwanted sexual experience in their lifetime.
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Culture and society can promote sexual violence.
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Correct. Objectification or sexualizarion, especially of women, can contribute to a culture that tolerates and promotes sexual violence. This is because if a person is objectified they are dehumanized, which makes it easier to perpetrate violence against them.
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True. Objectification or sexualizarion, especially of women, can contribute to a culture that tolerates and promotes sexual violence. This is because if a person is objectified they are dehumanized, which makes it easier to perpetrate violence against them.
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If a person dresses provocatively or goes into a private location with someone, then it’s their fault if they are sexually assaulted. They were asking for it.
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Correct. This mindset places the responsibility of the offender’s actions with the victim. The perpetrator is the one who is to blame for their actions. No means no, even if a person has agreed to some level of sexual activity.
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False. This mindset places the responsibility of the offender’s actions with the victim. The perpetrator is the one who is to blame for their actions. No means no, even if a person has agreed to some level of sexual activity.