Rape and sexual violence can happen to any woman, child or man, it does not discriminate. However, some groups are at greater risk than others. Evidence from the SDA Foundation indicates that women using unregulated sperm 'donors' via internet sites are at particularly high risk. The online sperm donor community is highly sexualised, though many women do not know this at the time of joining sites or Facebook groups.

Some websites claim to be 'AI only' and thus safer than other sperm donor sites. This does nothing except mislead women into believing that they will be safe. It is important to remember that men who rape and sexually abuse, use ALL sperm donor websites and social networking sites, frequently adopting different or multiple aliases.

Legal Definition of Rape
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the Act) came into force on the 1st May 2004. The Act strengthened and modernised the law on sexual offences, whilst improving preventative measures and the protection of individuals from sexual offenders. The Act extends the definition of rape to include the penetration by a penis of the vagina, anus or mouth of another person. The 2003 Act also updates the law about consent and belief in consent.

Consent
The word 'consent' in the context of the offence of rape is now defined in the Sexual Offences Act 2003. A person consents if she or he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice. The essence of this definition is the agreement by choice. The law does not require the victim to have physically resisted in order to prove a lack of consent. The question of whether the victim consented is a matter for the jury to decide, although the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) considers this issue very carefully throughout the life of a case.

Legal Definition of Sexual (indecent) Assault
Sexual assault is an act of physical, psychological and emotional violation, in the form of a sexual act, which is inflicted on someone without consent. It can involve forcing or manipulating someone to witness or participate in any sexual acts, apart from penetration of the mouth with the penis, the penetration of the anus or vagina (however slight) with any object or the penis, which is rape.