Persuasive Essay On Sexual Violence

waist. Her underwear was on the ground; her hair disheveled and covered with pine needles” (CITE). Two males witnessed Turner thrusting his hips on top of her while he was using his phone with flash. It is clear his motivation was power rape. After being denied by her sister, Turner went to assault the victim while she was alone and under the influence. He was rejected and that frustrated him, wanting complete power and control over her sexuality and body. The mishandling of campus sexual assaults is present in this case when the attackers sentence was minimized to 3 months with good behavior. He is being watched in protective custody in a single cell because he did not seem dangerous as general populated inmates. A questionable but simply ridiculous and clearly a form of privilege towards a white male and athlete influencing society and allowing a slap on the wrist as his sexual violence deeded a “minor mishap”. The lenient jail sentence is also a form of ridiculousness to the severity of sexual assaults in general. Trying to Justify for allowing a short sentence as the judge feared a longer sentence would have a severe

It has been proven through research, that after any type of sexual violence has occurred, sexual contact decreases. Survivors have the physical and emotional affects where sexual pleasure lowers due to experiencing such trauma. These influences also lead to sexual dysfunction. The ability to not perform sexually before the assault also takes a toll on self-esteem and self-image. Women become constantly self-conscious that they are less desirable after surviving an assault (CITE TXTBOOK). Human sexuality should be something that is unique and proud to own. It is sad, that as a society we diminish the value of our sexuality and strip us of