Grade 9 Sexual Assault Lesson One OVERHEAD Defining

Grade 9 Sexual Assault: Lesson One (OVERHEAD: Defining Sexual Assault) Sexual Assault is… Any unwanted sexual activity forced upon a person by either a stranger or by someone the person knows Sexual assault can take various forms including harassment, dating violence, rape or sexual exploitation. [1] [ 1] Alberta Education. Relationship Abuse: A Teaching Manual for Use with Career and Life Management 20 or Health and Personal Life Skills 9. Copyright 2010 – Alberta Health Services – www. teachingsexualhealth. ca

Grade 9 Sexual Assault: Lesson One (OVERHEAD: Defining Sexual Assault) Harassment is… Unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that makes someone feel uncomfortable Dating Violence is… Using emotional, physical, and sexual abuse to frighten, hurt, and maintain power over a boyfriend or girlfriend It is also called “Date Rape. ” 1 Copyright 2009 – Alberta Health Services – www. teachingsexualhealth. ca

Grade 9 Sexual Assault: Lesson One (OVERHEAD: Defining Sexual Assault) Rape is… Forced sexual intercourse (including drug and date rape) Sexual Exploitation is… The use of a child for sexual purposes in exchange for cash or favours between the customer and the child or a third person (parent, family member, boyfriend) [2] The Declaration of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Copyright 2009 – Alberta Health Services – www. teachingsexualhealth. ca

Grade 9 Sexual Assault: Lesson One (OVERHEAD: Defining Sexual Assault) Examples of Sexual Assault: [3] • You say “no” and sex is forced on you anyway • You are threatened if you don’t have sex • A gun, knife or weapon is used to scare you into having sex • You are touched sexually in places that you don’t want to be touched • You are threatened that lies and rumors will be spread about you if you don’t have sex • You get drunk or stoned, pass out and wake up to find you’d had sex • You are forced to have sex with people other than your partner • A blood relative forces you to have sex [3] Calgary Health Region, Sexual and Reproductive Health Program Copyright 2009 – Alberta Health Services – www. teachingsexualhealth. ca

Grade 9 Sexual Assault: Lesson One (OVERHEAD: Defining Sexual Assault) There is no way of knowing exactly how often sexual assault occurs because it is rarely reported. What we do know is: [4] • children and youth under the age of 18 represent 23% of the reported physical & sexual assaults in Canada • In 79% of sexual assault cases, a person is assaulted by someone that person knows [4] Statistics Canada. Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2002. Available: http: //www. statcan. ca/english/freepub/85 -224 -XIE 00002. pdf Copyright 2009 – Alberta Health Services – www. teachingsexualhealth. ca