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Rape Resource Page

When dose rape occur?

• When you least suspect it, like in the company of a trusted friend.

• When your guard is not up like when your sleeping, ill, on medication,
  drunk, or cannot physically defend yourself.

• Anytime, anywhere, alone, or in a group.

• Institutions like jail, juvenile hall, nursing homes etc.

• Who gets raped?

• Male and female; infants, children, teens, adults, handicapped, and the elderly.
  

Have A Plan

• 1. Always tell your family or friends where you are going and with who,
  giving them as much information as possible about the person, like their
  address, Lic. plate number, make model of vehicle, phone number,
  place of employment, where born, stuff like that so in case something
  bad dose happen your friends and family will be better equipped to
  inform the police about the possible suspect.

• 2. Maze, throwing an object, making a loud noise, can in an instant give
  you a second to run to safety, but that doesn't always work as every
  circumstance and every perpetrator is different, as some perpetrators
  become more violent the more one resists, but at least have a plan.

• 3. If you go out to parties take a trusted proven friend with you so can
  take care of each other, and try not to go to the restroom alone, as
  some perpetrators look for opportunities there too.

• 4. If you don't have a dad or brothers, try not to tell people that,
  in fact telling them that your dad is a cop, or that you have
  a lot of brothers can be a deterrent in some cases.

• 5. Anytime your at a party, bar, or any place, be especially aware of
  your drink, your food, your medication, even your cigarettes, try never
  to leave such items unattended even just for a little while, as that is all it
  takes for someone to drug you, and to create an opportunity.

What do you do if you are raped?

1. GET SAFE

If the rapist knows where you live call a trusted relative or friend,
and go to their house and make sure that the perpetrator doesn't
follow you there.

2. MAKE A DECISION TO REPORT OR NOT

Male victims and victims who have been abused since childhood will
tend to have greater difficulty reporting this type of crime than others.
If the rapist is known to you, and may pose a future threat to your
physical safety it might be advisable to not report the crime. Some
rapists are members of one's own family, or close family friends, in
such cases it can be challenging going through the trial process
without family support and being ostracized by them. Nevertheless
get medical attention As Soon As Possible!

Know that by not making an official report the rapist is likely to rape
someone else, and should you change your mind in the future the
police will not have the DNA evidence needed to prove your case.
If the rapist infected you with the HIV virus, you may be able to file
manslaughter charges particularly if he/she knew he/she was HIV positive
and one may also be able to sue him in civil court as well.

If you decided to report the rape don't shower, wash your hands,
brush your hair, change your cloths or even brush your teeth. Call the
police and your local rape crisis center, they are there to help you.
You can ask the doctor who is to collect the evidence for a sedative
to help you go through the process easier. If the rapist transmitted
HIV to you, the HIV test will test positive in about 3 months or more.
Make sure you immediately test yourself for HIV to prove to a court of
law that you were not previously infected by the disease. If in three
months or so you test positive for HIV then begin researching virus
DNA companies that might help you to prove in court that it was the
rapist's HIV strain of DNA that infected you.

3. GET EMOTIONAL HELP

After an attack it's very important to get all the emotional support
you can, whether you have reported the incident or not, you need
to take care of your self. Call up your local rape crisis center for
counseling, seek out a therapist or check out local support groups.
Remember that no matter how careless, trusting, attractive, timid,
or drunk you were, it's Not Your Fault! RAPE IS A CRIME!

• PRISONER RAPE

• Since President George W. Bush signed into law the Prison Rape
  Elimination Act of 2003 on September 4, 2003, there is hope is on
  the horizon for thousands of youth and adult victims of prisoner
  rape. Learn more
  

• Counseling Therapists
  If your a survivor please know that personal therapy is crucial to your well
  being and recovery. Free counseling is available in USA through a non-
  profit organization called VOCA.
  Call your local rape crisis center to locate a VOCA counsiling cener near you.
  USA Search http://www.rainn.org/counseling.html
  or call the hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE
  
  International Search http://www.rainn.org/rccs.html
  Or see International Hot Line Phone Numbers

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