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Sexual Violence
Advisory Committee, Winona State University
CLASS DISCUSSION:
Divide class into small groups (4-5) and assign each group one
of the following scenarios. Following small group discussion, large class
discussion can focus on myths and realities of sexual assault, reactions
of survivors, reporting issues and procedures, campus and community resources,
etc. Use handouts as resource materials.
Sexual Assault
Scenarios
- You are walking home from the library, alone, late
one night. You are still on school property when you are approached
by another person and sexually assaulted. The attacker never speaks
to you and after the attack quickly leaves the area. Nobody witnesses
the attack; you have never seen the attacker before and are unsure if
you could identify this person. What do you do? What are your options?
- You are at a party at a friend’s apartment. There
are approximately 45-50 people, men and women, in attendance. Both alcohol
and drugs are being abused. You’ve had enough drinks to be over the
legal driving limit. On route to the bathroom you have to maneuver through
a group of 3-4 people you are casually acquainted with and end up engaging
in conversation with them. Before you know what’s happening you are
pulled into a nearby room and sexually assaulted by two members of the
group, while all are present. Nobody else witnesses the assault. Afterwards,
the group leaves the party. You’ve been drinking. You assume they were
also intoxicated because you saw them drinking and smelled alcohol on
their breaths. What do you do? What are your options?
- You are studying in your dorm room or apartment when
a good friend calls because they need to borrow notes from class. They
offer to stop by and pick them up, and you agree. When your friend arrives,
you invite them in to chat. The situation is relaxed until your friend
makes a move to kiss you. You tell them you are not interested. You
begin to argue and eventually have to physically defend yourself. At
this point some of your clothes have been ripped and the other person
has obvious scratch marks, and your roommate walks in. The physical
contact abruptly stops. What do you do? What are your options?
- You and your partner have just gotten back to your
place after a romantic dinner for your sixth month anniversary. You
turn on some music and begin to kiss and make-out. At one point your
partner suggests things become more sexual and you are not in agreement,
even though the two of you have had sexual relations previous to this
night. Eventually, you are overcome by your partner and forced to have
sexual relations. You feel you’ve been forced to participate in sexual
activities against your will. What do you do? What are your options?
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