Sexual violenceis anysexual actor attempt to obtain a sexual act byviolenceorcoercion, acts totraffica person or acts directed against a person’ssexuality, regardless of the relationship to the victims .it occurs in times of peace and armed conflict situations, is widespread and is considered to be one of the most traumatic, pervasive, and most commonhuman rightsviolations.[

The term “sexual violence” is an all-encompassing, non-legal term that refers to crimes like sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. Many of these crimes are described below. Please note that the legal definition of crimesare different from State to state. There are often other crimes and forms of violence that arise jointly with crimes like sexual assault, and these are described as well

Sexual violence affects millions of people each year ,each day. Researchers know that the numbers underestimate this significant problem as many cases go unreported. Victims may be ashamed, embarrassed, or afraid to tell…