Sexual violence is a term used to describe a range of violating and unwanted behaviours of a sexual nature directed towards a person.

Sexual violence includes:

• sexual harassment and intimidation
• unwanted touching
• secret filming
• unauthorised distribution of images
• drink spiking
• coerced sexual activity
• incest
• sexual abuse
• sexual assault
• intimate partner sexual violence (regardless of gender preference or marital status)
• rape