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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sexual Assault / Rape


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.

 

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