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RAPE

The Sexual Offences
(NI) Order 2008 RAPE
Protects the public from sexual crimes Rape is when a person
intentionally penetrates
the vagina, mouth or
anus of another person,
Without Sexual Assault male or female
Consent This law covers any (including wife, husband
Causing a kind of intentional or civil partner), with
person to sexual touching of his penis, without that
engage in somebody else without persons consent or
understanding.
any kind of their consent.
sexual activity It includes touching (Sexual Offences (NI)
without any part of their body, Order 2008).
consent. clothed or unclothed.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN RAPED
• Get yourself to a place of safety
• Ask to stay with someone you know
• Do not take a shower or wash
• Get medical attention as soon as possible
• Report it to the police
• Contact a support group or helpline
• Call a close friend or family for support
• Call one of the local agencies listed for help
24 HOUR DOMESTIC & SExUAL ABUSE HELPLINE
0808 802 1414 www.nexusni.org/domestic-and-
sexual- abuse-24-hour-helpline
WOMEN’S AID FEDERATION NI 0808 802 1414
www.womensaidni.org
NExUS NI Info@nexusni.org www.nexusni.org
Belfast 028 9032 6803
Londonderry 028 7126 0566
Enniskillen 028 6632 0046
FERMANAgH WOMEN’S AID 028 6632 8898
www.fermanaghwomensaid.com
OMAGH wOMENS AID 028 8224 1414
www.omaghwomensaid.org
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