[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I discovered that from watching Liar on TV that a penis needs to be inserted without consent in the vagina, anus or mouth to be classed as rape and anything else is classed as a lesser sexual assault.

I think it's actually quite barbaric and it needs to be changed so that at least the penetration of anything inside someone else is rape. It is what it is imo.

Rape with an object comes under 'sexual assault by penetration' and the sentences are the same as they are for rape. Infact rape with an object is much more likely to result in a conviction, as the person who did it can't really claim that it was consensual and lie their ass off as noone would consent to, for example, a broken bottle shoved into their anus.

If someone is prosecuted for rape, they are a male. No doubt about it. Given how our laws work. Which is why its so annoying to see the endless stories in the press about 'woman prosecuted for rape' when one look at the photo tells you its a bloke who dresses up as a woman. Or just a bloke who has told people he is a woman and its been reported as that on nothing.