<< Front page Commentary February 13, 2004

The Wellness Center website

To the Editors:

It has been estimated that 74% of college women have experienced sexual coercion at some point in their lifetime.

Persons working in the area of sexual assault prevention know that sexually coercive behavior can include a variety of acts including unwanted kissing, verbal pressure, genital fondling, intoxication and forcible rape.

On a general level, sexual coercion can be defined as “the act of forcing, pressuring, or tricking persons into a sexual act against their will.”

Several different forms of coercion can occur including, verbal coercion, substance related coercion, and physical force.

If you need more information about sexual violence including sexual coercion, please visit the Wellness Center’s website: www.oberlin.edu/wellness. Or, call Lorain County Rape Crisis Center at 1-800-888-6161.

—Lori K. Morgan Flood
Director of Health Education
Student Health Services


 
 
   

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