​Sexual Violence is an umbrella term for many different types of victimization, including:

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• Cyber harassment
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual coercion
• Commercial sexual exploitation
• Child sexual abuse
• Sex trafficking
• Unwanted sexual contact
• Gender bullying
• Sexual abuse by a caregiver

• Stalking
• Drug- and alcohol-facilitated sexual assault
• A power differential which makes sexual conduct inappropriate (like a teacher and a student)
• Sexual assault
• Rape
• Intimate partner sexual violence
• Private image exploitation (also known as revenge porn)
• Reproductive coercion
• Street harassment

If you or someone you know have experienced anything listed here, you can call our helpline for support. Even if you’re not sure what happened was sexual violence, even if it happened a long time ago, we are here to help. ​
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Sexual violence can affect anyone regardless of gender, age, race, class, immigration status, sexual orientation, religion, culture, and physical or mental ability.
 
Sexual violence is not usually a crime between strangers. Survivors of sexual violence are most often harmed by people they know, like a classmate, spouse, loved one, co-worker, friend, neighbor, family member, caretaker, or employer. 

Interested in more national and local resources? Or sexual violence statistics?

Visit the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault's website!

• For a list of national and Maine resources, click here.
• For sexual violence statistics, click here.