Engaging in non-consensual vaginal, anal or oral penetration of a sexual nature of the body of another person with any bodily part or object.
Consent must be given voluntarily as the result of the person’s free will, as assessed in the context of the surrounding circumstances.
Statistical definition
Sexual penetration, whether vaginal, anal or oral, through the use of object or body parts, without consent, using force, coercion or by taking advantage of the vulnerability of the victim.
… condemned to longer sentences than men. Another example is rape legislation that recognises the act of rape when the use of force can be proved. However, it is … emphasising that in some EU Member States legislation on rape has been changed to better respond to women’s needs. …