Sexual Assault Discrimination Against Men

Rape is one of the most serious forms of sexual offences perhaps only less serious than murder under the criminal law in most country’s Common Law. It is seen as an aggravated or heinous crime by one person against another today the cardinal aim of the law of rape is to protect a woman or girl from sexual assault or sexual harassment with none of such law in place for a man or boy. It’s saddening to note that right from ancient time laws have been in place protecting women from rape therefore making it a man’s fault whenever rape is reported.

There was a time ancient laws were said to be explicitly designed to protect men from false accusation of rape, which was was fair for a while, but criticism on the law by society that it placed more value on preventing false accusation than protecting women from actual rape complicated things afterwards

The weight of punishment attached to rape may stem from the fact that it is widely committed against those who the society considered to be the weaker sex (women) in the society, and because of this awareness  many women now use it as yardstick to fabricate lies on men by accusing them wrongly, and when such case is brought before the law the courts in applying its doctrines assume the women are always the victims making the  men helpless in defending themselves against charges of rape, and also special rules makes it difficult to achieve conviction therefore making the trial an ordeal for the accused

If we are to be honest we’ll realize all law against rape favors the women and none in place for the men, under most criminal law it seems it’s a crime that can only be committed by a male against a female this is because a woman is not physically capable of penetration, therefore making penetration one of the major requirements offence of rape. The question that comes to mind after reading this is whether penetration is limited to male organ alone, what about penetration of the anus or mouth with object. 

It's time to correct the general notion that men are the only people who commit sexual assault