Sexual misconduct is misconduct of a sexual nature. The term may be used to condemn an act, but in some jurisdictions it has also a legal meaning.
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Sexual misconduct encompasses a range of behavior used to obtain sexual gratification against another’s will or at the expense of another. Sexual misconduct includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and any conduct of a sexual nature that is without consent, or has the effect of threatening or intimidating the person against whom such conduct is directed.
Buddhism
In Lamrim Chenmo, the texts conclude that the four types of errors are sexual misconduct:
- Being not with the right person: Including men having sex with men, with people of non-binary gender, with any women not being one's wife.
- Being not with the right organ: Including having oral, anal sex and masturbation.
- Being not at the right place: Including temples, public areas and rugged and rough places.
- Being not at the right time: Including women's period, pregnancy, nursing, fasting and disease.
Among educators
A literature review of educator sexual misconduct published by the US Department of Education found that 9.6% of high school students have experienced some form of sexual misconduct In 4% to 43% of cases, the abusers were women. Black, Hispanic, and Native American Indian children are at greatest risk for sexual abuse. Also at increased risk are children with disabilities; the reason for this may be their greater need for individual attention and their possible problems with communicating.
Children who have been victims of educator sexual misconduct usually have low self-esteem, and they are likely to develop suicidal ideation and depression. Because the abuser was a person the child was encouraged to trust, he or she may experience a sense of betrayal.