Definitions

Question 1

Sexual Violation Definition

Answer 1

1) Sexual Violation is the act of a person who
- Rapes another person
- Has unlawful sexual connection with another person

2) Person A rapes Person B is person A has sexual connection with person B, effected by the penetration of person B’s genitalia by person A’s penis
- Without person B’s consent to the connection and
- Without believing on reasonable grounds that person B consents to the connection.

3) Person A has unlawful sexual connection with person B if person A has sexual connection with person B.
- Without person B’s consent to the connection and
- Without believing on reasonable grounds hat person B consents to the connection.

4) One person may be convicted of te sexual violation of another person at a time when they were married to each other.

Question 2

Sexual Connection Definition

Answer 2

Sexual Connection means-
A) Connection effected by the introduction into the genitalia to anus of one person otherwise than for genuine medical purposes of-
- a part of the body of another person or
- an object held of manipulated by another person or

B) Connection between the mouth or tongue of one person and a part of another persons genitalia or anus or

C) The continuation of connection of a kind described in paragraph A or B

Question 3

Penetration

Answer 3

Introduction to the slightest degree is enough to effect a connection

Question 4

Genitalia

Answer 4

The genitalia or genitals (literally organs of generation) include the penis and testicles of a male and the vulva and vagina of a female.

Genitalia includes a surgically constructed or reconstructed organ analogous to naturally occurring male or female genitalia (whether the person concerned is male, female or of indeterminate sex).

Question 5

Penis

Answer 5

The penis forms part of the male genitalia, legislation encompasses transgender individuals.

Penis includes a surgically constructed or reconstructed organ analogous to a naturally occurring penis (whether the person concerned if male, female or of indeterminate sex)

Question 6

Consent

Answer 6

Consent is a persons conscious and voluntary agreement to something desired or proposed by another.

Question 7

Child

Answer 7

Means a person under the age of 12 years

Question 8

Indecent Act

Answer 8

An indecent act is generally accepted to be an act accompanied by circumstances of indecency.

Question 9

Young Person

Answer 9

Young person means a person under the age of 16 years.

Question 10

Incest

Answer 10

Sexual connection is incest if -

It is between people whose relationship is that of parent and child, siblings, Healy siblings or grandparent and grandchild and
The person charged knows of the relationship.