How can a man be raped?
The sexual assault statute in Illinois is gender neutral–so legally a man can be raped. In addition, penetration includes insertion, however slight, of the penis, fingers, or other objects in the vagina, anus, mouth. In this sense it is clear that a man can be raped anally or orally by either another man or a woman. When women rape men, it is typically an adult woman raping a male child; however, there are instances where adult women do rape adult men as well. It is important to remember that since men generally do not report when they are a survivor of rape, little is actually known about the prevalence of male victimization. It is estimated that around 5% of rape survivors are men. Therefore, the majority of male survivors were raped by men.
