Live Life Team
Sexual coercion can happen to anyone at any given time. It is not exclusive to males or females and is far more common than you might think. It is the act of convincing someone to behave in a sexual manner, which goes against what they want and/or believe and would never do if they had not been pushed to do so. It is also one of the tools used to manipulate a victim into taking the blame for the sexual act.
Any type of coercion is the act of convincing someone to do something against his or her will. This is very common in sexual abuse cases. Instead of the abuser physically threatening the victim, they use their words to make threats or manipulate the victim. Sometimes they will use the victims own fear and concerns for other people. A rather common form of coercion is to say, “It will make me feel better” or “If you love me you will”.
A victim of sexual abuse is defined as a victim if they are forced or coerced to do something sexual that they did not want to do. Coercion is obviously harder to prove than force because there is no physical evidence to prove what the victim is saying. In a court of law, it is often countered with testimonies as to the victim’s normal response to such situations.
The fact is that there is no reason to do anything with your body that you do not want to do and nothing anyone says is going to change that fact. You do not need to give someone else control of your body. If this has happened to you, you should speak to your guardian or authority figure immediately.
