SEXUAL VIOLENCE TOWARDS MALE VICTIMS

Yavuz MF, Kayi Z, Yavuz MS, Atamer, A.

3rd Congress of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology. 2002, Crete-Greece,  Summary Book of Congress, pp:38.

ABSTRACT

In the present research the sexual victimization of males were investigated in a sample at 300 male participants with a mean age of 23.6 (50=5.1). Self-administered questionnaires were employed to gather the data. 40% of the participants reported a sexually violent act. Frequency of incidents than involve physical contact, including sexual assault was found to be 16.3 %. Sexual assault and rape frequency was found as high as 9%. Mean age of the victims was found to be 18, with an age range of 6-28. The majority of the perpetrators were females with a mean age of 21 (age range= 9-50yrs>. Two thirds of the perpetrators were acquaintances of which the majority was friends of the victims. The occurrence place of the sexual violence was reported to be the perpetrator’s house in most of the cases. The most frequent method of coercion was deception of the victim. The most common reactions were reported as guilt and shame. Almost none of the incidents were reported to legal services. The reasons for not reporting were to be afraid of humiliation and not to degrade the perpetrator. However, two thirds of the participants indicated disclosure to friends. In conclusion, sexual violence that largest the male population is as frequent as it is in the female samples. However, reporting of the incidents was almost nonexistent, probably explaining the low prevalence rates of male sexual victimization indicated in the literature.

Key words: Sexual assault, anal rape, male.