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Sleep assault?(Ask Cosmo Anything)(Brief Article)
A few months ago, my boyfriend of four years and I went to a party, and I ended up getting drunk and passing out. I woke up in the middle of the night to find him having sex with me. I was so shocked and upset that I pretended I was still asleep. The next morning, he acted like nothing had happened. I'm still angry, and I don't know what to do. Was this rape?
Strictly speaking, yes. Nonconsensual sex, regardless of the perpetrator's motives or impaired thought process, is rape. Though you may not want to press charges, if you simply need to understand or label the event in your own mind, contact a rape crisis center (National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE). However, if your boyfriend has always been respectful and treated you as an independent adult with the right to consent or refuse every one of your shared activities--including sex--then I suggest you talk to him first. ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Sleep assault?(Ask Cosmo Anything)(Brief Article)