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Stranger and Acquaintance Sexual Assault of Adult Males

University of Toronto and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre

Giannetta del Bove

University of Toronto and Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre

Mary Addison

Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre

This study examined victim and assault characteristics and the nature and extent of coercion, violence, and physical injuries among adult male victims of sexual assaults. Client records of three groups presenting to a sexual assault care center were included: males assaulted by a stranger (n = 64), males assaulted by an acquaintance (n = 81), and females assaulted by an acquaintance (n = 106). Study results revealed that male victims of sexual assault tended to be young, single men who reported high rates of vulnerabilities such as homelessness and physical, psychiatric, and cognitive disabilities. Male stranger assailant victims were more likely to experience assaults involving weapons and physical violence. Injuries sustained by victims and services delivered at the sexual assault care center were similar for both male and female clients. The results of this study reveal new information about violence in male sexual assaults and the vulnerability of the male victims.

Key Words: sexual assault • adult male victims • violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 19, No. 8, 901-915 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504266887


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