… Sexual Misconduct / Title IX Task Force FACTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT Sexual assault is a crime of violence. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of all sexual assaults involve the use of weapons, or the threat of violence or death. Rapists … 60% of the victims who report their rape know their assailants. You can be aware without being afraid. Some people believe that rapists are overcome with sexual desire or that women “ask for it” by the way they dress or act. Some people even … by a stranger or by an acquaintance, whether against a woman or a man, is a violation of the law. Consent cannot be given if the person is asleep, intoxicated, unconscious, mentally disordered, under threat of force, or for any other reason …