USMC Uniformed Victim Advocate Training

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USMC Uniformed Victim Advocate Training

• Acquaintance Rape and
• Sex Offender Consequences

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Acquaintance Rape Makes You a Sex Offender

• Sex without consent is a sexual assault
• Conviction of sexual assault or attempted sexual
  assault makes you a sex offender

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DoD Definition

• Consent shall not be deemed or construed to
  mean the failure by the victim to offer physical
  resistance
• Consent is not given when a person uses force,
  threat of force, coercion or when the victim is
  asleep, incapacitated, or unconscious.
• Majority of sexual assaults involve alcohol

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Typical USMC Victim Profile

• Female
• Ages 18-24
• Eager to belong
• Sensitive to peer pressure
• Isolated from friends and family
• Eager to prove themselves
• Under the influence of alcohol
• Previously victimized

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Offender Characteristics

• Male
• Age 21-29
• Under the influence of alcohol
• No weapon-other than hands, fists, and feet

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USMC Military Justice

• UCMJ Art. 120 - Marines convicted of covered
  offenses are designated military sexual
  offenders
• Requires sex offenders to register with State and
  local authorities
• Requires military officials to notify State
  officials upon release, discharge or transfer of
  Marines

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Sex Offender Sanctions

• Loss of voting rights
• 25-years on the Sex Offender Public Register
• Loss of VA benefits
• Ineligible for college grants or scholarships
• Ineligible to own firearms
• Felony record destroys credit rating (unable to
  get mortgage or car loans)
• Ordered where to live and with whom
• Difficulty finding a willing landlord
• Monetary restitution to the victim
• Court ordered sex offender treatment, at your
  cost
• Difficulty securing jobs
• Chronic under-employment

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