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Whilst at school pupils have<br />
the right to be educated<br />
in an atmosphere which<br />
is free from fear. If you’re<br />
being bullied, it’s best to<br />
tell a friend, peer, family<br />
member or even the police.<br />
More advice on bullying can<br />
be found on established<br />
websites such as Bullying<br />
Online (www.bullying.co.uk).<br />
At present, if you’re being<br />
bullied and are white, British,<br />
able bodied and the same<br />
gender as the bully you are<br />
not currently covered by<br />
discrimination laws – but you<br />
should still seek help to stop<br />
it happening.<br />
SEXUAL AND INDECENT<br />
ASSAULT<br />
Indecent Assault<br />
It is an offence to touch<br />
or threaten a person in an<br />
indecent way. Groping and<br />
unwanted fondling can<br />
<strong>com</strong>e into this category.<br />
Indecent assault carries a<br />
punishment of up to two<br />
years imprisonment, and if it<br />
is against a girl under thirteen,<br />
up to five years.<br />
Rape<br />
Any person, male or female,<br />
over the age of 10 who has<br />
intercourse with someone<br />
who doesn’t want them to,<br />
and who knows that this<br />
person is not consenting<br />
or takes no care as to<br />
whether she or he does,<br />
<strong>com</strong>mits the crime<br />
of rape. It’s also an<br />
offence to threaten<br />
or force a person<br />
to have sex against<br />
their will, or to give<br />
them drugs in the<br />
hope that she or<br />
he will give in. If<br />
somebody helps<br />
a rapist to find a<br />
THE LAW<br />
victim, or assists in a rape (by<br />
holding the vistim down or<br />
drugging them, for instance)<br />
they will also be charged<br />
with rape.<br />
Going out with someone is<br />
not a free invitation to have<br />
sexual intercourse with them.<br />
Forcing another person to<br />
have sex is rape, and it’s no<br />
defence for the man to say<br />
he was drunk. It’s also rape<br />
if the victim was too out of<br />
it th<strong>rough</strong> alcohol or other<br />
drugs to know what they<br />
were doing.<br />
What if you’re raped?<br />
• Every unwel<strong>com</strong>e advance<br />
is a painful experience.<br />
Although you may not want<br />
to tell anyone, all police<br />
stations now have women<br />
and male officers who have<br />
been trained to deal with<br />
victims of sexual offences<br />
in a sensitive way. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
officers will carefully explain<br />
everything to you step by<br />
step and will help you even<br />
if you do not want things to<br />
go to court.
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