Sexual Harassment and RapeCheryl, sixteen, coach of the girls' high school volleyball team and photographer for the school newspaper, arrived at the gym around 9:00 a.m. on Saturday for a volleyball tournament. He left his bag and gear with friends while he went to the bathroom. When the game started and she still hadn't returned to the team bench, her friends went to look for her. Her raped body was found behind some backdrops on the balcony of the school auditorium (Booher 12). Sexual harassment and rape are widespread in all aspects of society. Sexual harassment is unwanted behavior of a sexual nature that makes someone feel uncomfortable or unwelcome by focusing attention on their gender (http://www.de.psu.edu/harassment/whatif/). There are many different forms of sexual harassment including sexual comments, jokes, gestures, looks, images, photos, illustrations, messages and voices. Other forms such as calling gays or lesbians, spying on people dressing, flashing or mooning, sexually touching or grabbing, pulling clothes, angling in a sexual way, or forcing one to do something sexual are also forms of sexual harassment (Parrot 2). Statistics show that 81% of teenagers, between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, have been sexually harassed only at school. The number of teenagers who experience sexual harassment at school is astonishing. 85% of female adolescents experience sexual harassment at school, a slightly higher percentage than the 76% of male adolescents who are harassed(3). One in four girls and one in seven boys are sexually harassed daily (Cooney 18). There are many myths about sexual harassment that cause people to stereotype potential attackers. Eighty percent of the time the perpetrator of sexual abuse is someone... middle of paper... Confronting Sexual Abuse" New York, NY 1987.Hyde, Margaret O. "Sexual Abuse Let's Talk About It" Philadelphia, 1987. Information about sexual harassment. Accessed March 3, 2001. La Valle, John. “Everything You Need to Know When You Are a Male Survivor of Rape or Sexual Assault” New York, NY 1996. Parrot, Andrea “Coping with Date Rape and Acquaintance Rape" New York, NY 1995.RAINN. Accessed March 3, 2001 Rape Aggression Defense. Accessed March 3, 2001Sexual Assault Services. Accessed March 3, 2001 Shuker-Haines, Frances. "Everything You Need to Know About the rape" New York, NY 1990. Stark, Evan. "Everything You Need to Know About Sexual Abuse" New York, NY 1988. Students Against Rape Together, accessed March 3, 2001. Women Organized Against Rape, accessed March 3 2001. Yes, I was wearing a tight red thing. Signed in March 2001. 3