R*pe is a criminal offense that has been
tagged around the male folks from inception, but overtime, there has
been a few cases of women being guilty of the crime.
Whenever r*pe is mentioned, the picture
that comes to mind is that of a man having s*xual intercourse with a
woman without her consent. That is why laws and policies often seek to
protect women against men.
For example, section 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011 states that any man who has unlawful se-xual intercourse with a woman or girl without her consent is guilty of an offence called ra.pe and is liable to imprisonment for life.
This section makes it clear that it is only men and not women that can commit “the offence called ra.pe”. On other hand, Section 259 of the same law defines se-xual assault by penetration using the words “any person” who penetrates se-xually any opening in the body of another person with apart of his body or anything else without consent is guilty of a felony and liable to life imprisonment.
This is what the law says. Practically, can a woman physically overpower a man and sexually assault him by penetrating an opening in his body? Can a female force a male to have se-xual intercourse with her?
Health related treatment
Sometime last year three Zimbabwean women were charged with raping about 17 men at gun point. They were accused of using drugs and keeping the men’s sperm in condoms for health related treatment. Similarly in Mexico, a woman was said to have tied up a burglar and kept him as a s*x slave for 3 days.
While more women report cases of r*pe and s*xual assault, it is not uncommon to hear stories of young boys who were seduced by their older female domestic servants.
In this case, it is called statutory r.ape and is recognized under the law as a crime. However, older female bosses are also blackmailing younger male employees into having a se-xual relationship with them. Some of these women drug these younger male employees and force them to have se-xual intercourse.
A man r*ped by a fellow man finds it difficult to tell the story. Just as female survivor of r*pe is stigmatized by the society, a male survivor who was ra.ped by another male is also stigmatized.
Can a woman ra.pe a man? If yes, will he be able to talk about it? Can a man be aroused against his will? Can his arousal be interpreted as consent?
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For example, section 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011 states that any man who has unlawful se-xual intercourse with a woman or girl without her consent is guilty of an offence called ra.pe and is liable to imprisonment for life.
This section makes it clear that it is only men and not women that can commit “the offence called ra.pe”. On other hand, Section 259 of the same law defines se-xual assault by penetration using the words “any person” who penetrates se-xually any opening in the body of another person with apart of his body or anything else without consent is guilty of a felony and liable to life imprisonment.
This is what the law says. Practically, can a woman physically overpower a man and sexually assault him by penetrating an opening in his body? Can a female force a male to have se-xual intercourse with her?
Health related treatment
Sometime last year three Zimbabwean women were charged with raping about 17 men at gun point. They were accused of using drugs and keeping the men’s sperm in condoms for health related treatment. Similarly in Mexico, a woman was said to have tied up a burglar and kept him as a s*x slave for 3 days.
While more women report cases of r*pe and s*xual assault, it is not uncommon to hear stories of young boys who were seduced by their older female domestic servants.
In this case, it is called statutory r.ape and is recognized under the law as a crime. However, older female bosses are also blackmailing younger male employees into having a se-xual relationship with them. Some of these women drug these younger male employees and force them to have se-xual intercourse.
A man r*ped by a fellow man finds it difficult to tell the story. Just as female survivor of r*pe is stigmatized by the society, a male survivor who was ra.ped by another male is also stigmatized.
Can a woman ra.pe a man? If yes, will he be able to talk about it? Can a man be aroused against his will? Can his arousal be interpreted as consent?
Read more here
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