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Behavior resembling rape in humans can be seen in the animal kingdom, including ducks and geese [citation needed], bottlenose dolphins, [1] and chimpanzees. [2] Indeed, in orangutans, close human relatives, such copulations constitute up to half of observed matings. [3]
Sexual coercion among animals is the use of violence, threats, harassment, and other tactics to help them forcefully copulate. [1] Such behavior has been compared to sexual assault, including rape, among humans. [2] In nature, males and females usually differ in reproductive fitness optima. [3]
Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whether by asking or pressuring, or by other means), indecent exposure , child grooming , and ...
A British crocodile expert was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in Australia after admitting to sexually abusing, torturing and killing dozens of dogs.
Social attitudes towards child sexual abuse are extremely negative, with some surveys ranking it as morally worse than murder. [2]: viii Early research showed that there was a great deal of misunderstanding and unrealistic perceptions in the general public about child sexual abuse and pedophiles. A 2004 study concluded that the public was well ...
Zoosadism is sexual pleasure derived from cruelty to animals. It is a paraphilia , where people are sexually aroused by torturing animals. [ 1 ] Zoosadism is part of the Macdonald triad , a set of three behaviors that have been considered a precursor to psychopathic behavior .
The use of a child for sexual stimulation is referred to as child sexual abuse and, for pubescent or post-pubescent individuals younger than the age of consent, statutory rape. Sexual abuse can be perpetrated against other vulnerable populations like the elderly, a form of elder abuse , or those with developmental disabilities .
Barriers to communication [42] [43] and a lack of validated measures to assess for sexual assault in developmentally and intellectually disabled adults, [42] makes it imperative for medical providers, family members and caregivers to recognize some of the behavioral changes that could indicate sexual abuse is occurring or has occurred.