Acquaintance Rape


There are many different ways sexual assault can occur but one of them is called Acquaintance Rape.

You may have heard of the term date rape, but can we scratch that term and call it acquaintance rape instead. Here is why:

When we refer to rape that happens between people who know each other, we are not just talking about people who are on a date or dating, acquaintance rape can happen between people who:

  1. recently met each other
  2. work together
  3. are currently dating
  4. used to date


Remember, in Nevada, sexual assault is defined as any form of sexual penetration, including vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, and oral sex (putting your mouth or tongue on or in the genitals of another person) or inserting an object or fingers into another without consent.

A few things to remember about sexual assault that occurs between people who know each other:
  1. The people may know each other well, have trust in each other or even be in love.
  2. Gender just does not matter. Any rape can occur between people of different sexes or same sexes.
  3. If there was not a clear YES for every sexual act, it could be rape, no matter who is involved.