BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY Counseling Center
	20:1 KNOW THE FACTS

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse: Any sexual intercourse (anal, oral, or vaginal), however slight, with any object, by a man or woman upon a man or woman, without effective consent.

Non-Consensual Sexual Contact: Any sexual touching (including disrobingt or exposure), however, slight, with any object, by a man or woman upon a man or woman, without effective consent.

National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM)

CONSENT

Consent can be established as present if the following four conditions are present:

1. Both participants are fully conscious;
2. Both participants are eequally free to act;
3. Both parties have clearly communicated their willingness / permission; and
4. Both parties are positive and sincere in their desires

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

EFFECTIVE CONSENT - effective Consent is informed, freely, and actively given, mutually understandable words or actions which indicate a willingness to participate in mutually agreed upon sexual activity. Consent is not effective if it results from the use of physical force, threats, intimidation, or coercion. And consent for one act of sex is not consent for another act of sex.

INCAPACITATED SEX - to have sex with someone who you know to be, or should know to be, incapable of making rational, reasonable decision about a sexual situation is a violation of New York State Law. Being intoxicated is not an excuse for such violations, and this certainly includes someone whose incapacity rsults from having ingested a so-called "rape-drug." (Berkowitz, 2002)

WHERE TO CALL FOR HELP

Counseling Center: 777-2772

Health Servies: 777-2221

University Police: 777-2393

Crime Victims Assistance Center: 722 - 4256

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT ON CAMPUSES

• 60% of completed rapes that occurred on campus did so in the victim's residence.
• Over 10% of completed rapes took place in a fraternity house.
• Fewer than 5% of completed and attempted rapes were reported to law enforcement officials.
• In about 23% of rape incidents, the victim told someone, but most often not a family member or college official. Reasons for not telling included:
  • Fear of reprisal by assailant
  • Fear of being treated with hostility by police
  • Fear of not being believed
  • Not wanting family to know
  • Not believing the incident was harmful or important enough to bring to the attention of the authorities

University Counseling Center Division of Student Affairs Binghamton University LN 1202 777-2772 HOME  
 

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Elizabeth Droz, Ph.D.
Director
Phone: (607)777-2772
Last updated/reviewed: May 12, 2008