1. The population
of the state of Ohio is 11,544,951 and
the incidents reported for rape is 3,631
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table-5
2. For any other
felony, the incident must be reported within six years after the offense took
place. For any misdemeanor, the incident must be reported within two years
after the offense took place. For any minor misdemeanor, the incident must be
reported within six months after the offense took place. Within 20 years after
the offense took place for the following offences, or for conspiracy or attempt
to commit the following offenses: Rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual conduct
with a minor, gross sexual imposition.
http://rainn.org/public-policy/legal-resources/ohio
3. Under the
definition of rape, there were different kinds. The basis of the definition was
that no person shall engage in sexual conduct with another who is not the
spouse of the offender or who is the spouse of the offender but is living
separate and apart from the offender…
… when any of the following
applies:
a- For the purpose of
preventing resistance, the offender substantially impairs the other person’s
judgment or control by administering any drug, intoxicant, or controlled
substance to theother person
surreptitiously or by force, threat of force, or deception.
b- The other person is less
than 13 years old, whether or not the offender knows this.
c- The other person’s ability to
resist or consent is substantially impaired because of a mental or physical
condition, or because of advanced age and the offender knows that the other
person’s ability is impaired.
Whosoever violates this is
guilty of rape, a felony in the first degree.
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2907.02
4. Patrick Rieder, Jason Zwick, and an adoptive
father of 3 boys and 1 girl were all sentenced to long prison sentences for
rape. Apparently the adoptive father whose name isn’t being released to protect
the identity of the children victims, arranged with Rieder and Zwick to have
sex with his young sons. He brought the young boys to Rieder’s Dayton home
where both men raped the boys. The children’s ages ranged from 9-12 at the time
of the arrests. The adoptive father has pleaded guilty twice. Once to 6 counts
of raping three young boys in his care for which prosecutors recommended a
sentence of 60 years to life. He also pleaded guilty to one count each of child
rape and complicity to rape which calls for 50 years to life. Jason Zwick pleaded
no contest to one count of child rape and was sentenced to 10 years to life in
prison. Rieder pled guilty to 27 counts including rape of a child under 13, pandering sexually
oriented material involving a minor and illegal use of a minor in nudity
oriented material or performance. He was sentenced to life in prison with the
possibility of parole in 25 years.
5. One of the PSA’s that I found
on YouTube had to do with soldiers who are raping the women who live in the
country in which they are fighting. It shocked me because I guess I never
really thought that soldiers would do something terrible like that. But
obviously it’s a big problem.
One of the first movies that came
to my mind when I thought about ones that had to do with rape/ sexual assault
was the movie Precious. It’s a beautiful but sad movie about the effects of
sexual assault and rape. A young girl is raped by her father and abused
physically and sometimes sexually by her mother. She already has one baby by
her father and is pregnant with another one by him. The movie shows how it
takes a toll on her self esteem which can effect school, friendships and her
entire life. I think it accurately shows the devastating effects of being raped
or sexually abused.
