Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence: Rape: Male Victims 3

It has been estimated that up to 10% of all adult rape victims are male. However, there are strong indications that most male rapes are never reported. Exact figures are difficult to come by, because males are often reluctant to tell anyone that they have been raped. Many of them fear being branded as homosexual and, in general, expect little sympathy from the authorities, their families, friends, and acquaintances. Even more than in cases of female rape, when confronted with male rape, many people tend to “blame the victim”.
Most rapes of sexually mature males occur outdoors in back alleys, parks, or deserted lots, or in remote areas, or in automobiles, when a hitchhiker is involved. Male teenagers are in greater danger of becoming victims than adult males.
Male rape usually takes the form of forcible oral and/or anal intercourse. Some offenders force the victim to submit to several sexual acts, and physical threats, including the show of knives, guns, and other weapons are not uncommon. Male rape victims are also more likely than female victims to sustain serious injuries.
In some very rare cases, women have raped men, for example by forcing them at gunpoint to perform oral intercourse on them.