Table 2.

Definition & Examples of Men’s Sexual Assault Characteristics

Sexual assault characteristic	Definition	Example quote
Perpetrator Use of Force/Weapons	Perpetrator used physical force or weapons or threatened to use physical force or weapons to obtain sex from victim.	[The perpetrator] comes up on me and has a knife at my throat…
Tactical Use of Alcohol/Drugs	Victim reported knowledge of or suspicion related to being rendered incapacitated due to perpetrator’s deliberate use of alcohol and/or sedating drugs to obtain unwanted sexual activity from the victim.	My friend thinks I was drugged, especially knowing the medications the [perpetrator] takes.
Memory Loss	Victim reported being unable to remember parts of their assault, including specifics as to what happened, and who their assailant may have been.	I don’t remember leaving the bar or how I got to the house. I don’t know this guy, and I have no idea where we met. We were on a bed. I don’t know, that’s all I remember.
Consensual Sexual Activity Turned Non-Consensual	Situations that began as consensual dating, social, or sexual situations (i.e., consent for some sexual activity), where consent was later withdrawn.	I reminded him that I was not interested in having sex with him. I kept trying to push him off and adjust my pelvis so he could not get his penis inside me.
Incarceration	Victim reported being incarcerated at the time of the assault.	My cell mate made me give him oral.