What are the Different Types of Rape?
Rape
Rape is any sex act where one person sexually penetrates another without their consent
Statutory Rape
Any sexual act between an adult and a child under 16 is considered rape, even if both parties consent.
Compelled Rape
Compelled Rape is when someone forces two people to have sex. An example could be in a hijacking when an attacker forces people into having sex; both people who have been forced to have sex with each other would be treated as victims and not perpetrators.
Gang Rape or Multiple Rape
Gang Rape or Multiple Rape is rape involving two or more perpetrators.
Marital Rape
Marital Rape is any sexual act committed by a spouse or ex-spouse without the consent and/or against the other person’s will, or a sexual act which happens because someone is forced, threatened, intimidated, or unable to say yes to sex, for instance if they are asleep, drugged or unconscious. Paying lebola does not entitle a man to have sex with his wife if she does not consent.
Corrective Rape
Corrective Rape is the rape of lesbians to punish them for their sexuality because men may feel threatened or rejected. Some say their intention is to ‘correct’ a woman’s behaviour. There have been numerous violent rapes and murders of black lesbian women in South Africa. The term transphobic rape includes the rape of other groups who are also vulnerable to rape.