Sexual Violation Flashcards
Sexual Violation by Rape
Crimes Act 1961 Section 128(1)(a)
A person rapes another person
20 Years Imprisonment
Rape
Crimes Act 1961 Section 128(2)
Person A rapes person B if person A has sexual connection with person B effected by the penetration of person B’s genitalia by person A’s penis
20 Years Imprisonment
Penetration
Crimes Act 1961 Section 2 (1a)
Introduction and Penetration have the same meaning.
Introduction to the slightest degree is enough to effect a connection
Proof of Penetration
Proof may be provided by:
Complainants Evidence
Medical Examination
Accused Admissions
Genitalia
The Genitalia or genitals include the penis and testicles of a male and the vagina and vulva of a female
Genitalia includes surgically constructed or reconstructed organ analogous to naturally occurring male or female genitalia (whether person concerned is male female or of indeterminate sex
R v Koroheke
Genitalia comprise the reproductive organs interior and exterior, includes the vulva and labia both interior and exterior at the opening of the vagina
Penis
The male organ of reproduction
Includes a surgically constructed or reconstructed organ analogous to naturally occurring penis (whether the person concerned is male, female or of indeterminate sex
Non Consent under Certain Circumstances
Crimes Act 1961 Section 128A
Matters that do not constitute consent:
Person does not consent to sexual activity under certain circumstances:
- Not protesting or offering physical resistance use of force, threats of force or fear of force
- So affected by alcohol / drugs cannot consent
- So affected by mental or physical impairment they can not consent
- Mistaken Identity, Asleep or Unconscious
- Mistaken as to nature & quality of the Act
Reasonable Grounds
Three Step Process:
1) Subjective Test: Absence of consent, what was complainant thinking at time? Was she consenting?
2) Subjective Test Belief in Consent, if she consenting, did offender believe she was consenting? What was the offender thinking at the time?
3) Objective Test: Reasonable Grounds to believe consent. If offender believed complainant was consenting was the belief reasonable in the circumstances re: what would a reasonable person have believed if placed in same position as defendant
R v Gutuama
Under the objective test the crown must prove that “no reasonable person in the accused’s shoes could have thought that the complainant was consenting
Sexual Violation by Unlawful Sexual Connection
Crimes Act 1961 Section 128(1)(b)
A person has unlawful sexual connection with another person
20 Years Imprisonment
Unlawful Sexual Connection
Crimes Act 1961 Section 128(3)
Person A has unlawful sexual connection with person B if person A has sexual connection with person B
a) without person B’s consent to the connection &
b) without believing on reasonable grounds that person B was consenting to the connection
Sexual Connection
Crimes Act 1961 Section 2
a) Connection effected by the introduction into the genitalia or anus of one person, otherwise than for genuine medical purpose of:
* A part of the body of another person or
* an object weldor manipulated by another persons genitalia or anus or
b) Connection btw the mouth or tongue of one person & part of another persons genitalia or anus or
c) Continuation of connection of a kind described on paragraph (a) or (b)
Connection
In case of oral sexual connection it is not necessary for there to be penetration, any touching of a persons genitalia or anus with another persons mouth or tongue is sufficient
Continuation
Definition of Sexual Connection includes “continuation of such acts capturing situations where sexual activity is started consensually but consent s later withdrawn