rapists
Violent sexual offenders
Rapists is the plural of rapist—a person who commits rape, forcing another into sexual acts without consent.
The word carries severe criminal and moral weight: The rapists were sentenced to decades in prison.
It applies regardless of the perpetrator's relationship to the victim.
Pursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
DNA · testimony · victim impact · incarceration · statute of limitations · consent · indictment · arraignment
One still alive after
- victimOne harmed by another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- healingRestoration of health
justice · reporting · disclosure · support · counseling · hotline · therapy · empowerment
One who commits wrongdoing
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- assailantOne who attacks another
- attackerOne who strikes first
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
convict · felon · defendant · accused · suspect · criminal · abuser · molester
Obligation for one's actions
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- educationSystematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- cultureCollective social practices
power · misogyny · entitlement · toxic masculinity · consent education · bystander intervention · reform · rehabilitation
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- trialJudicial examination of claims
evidence · DNA · testimony · victim impact · incarceration · statute of limitations · consent · indictment · arraignment · plea
survivor
One still alive after
healing · justice · reporting · disclosure · support · counseling · hotline · therapy · empowerment · resilience
perpetrator
One who commits wrongdoing
predator · convict · felon · defendant · accused · suspect · criminal · abuser · molester · violator
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- educationSystematic development of mind
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
culture · power · misogyny · entitlement · toxic masculinity · consent education · bystander intervention · reform · rehabilitation · recidivism
rapistsconsenting adults
Persons legally able to agree
lovers · paramours · sexual partners · willing participants · spouses
rapistsprotectors
Those who guard others
defenders · guardians · advocates · victim advocates · rescuers
- serial rapistCriminal who assaults repeatedly
- date rapistOne who assaults companions sexually