Sexual Assault
For its Uniform Crime Reports, the FBI defines rape as: “Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim."
Sexual Assault is a term used to describe many gendered and sexualized crimes, definitions that vary from state to state. View a list of Kansas crimes and definitions.
Elements of consensual sexual activity include:
- Both partners are old enough to consent
- Both people have the capacity to consent; neither partner is incapacitated or unconscious
- Consent was freely given (without coercion or manipulation) and can be retracted at any point in time
- Consent is an on-going process
- Consent can be communicated verbally and non-verbally
- Consent cannot be inferred by previous consensual acts
- Consent cannot be inferred by the absence of a “no”
As a survivor of sexual assault and sexual violence, you have options and rights (pdf).
Learn more about K-State's Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Violence, and Stalking.