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Change the definition of rape to cover forceful envelopment of a penis or digit

Submitted on Sunday 12th February 2017

Published on Wednesday 22nd February 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 151

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Change the definition of rape to cover forceful envelopment of a penis or digit

Petition Details

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 defines rape as the penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with a penis. By this definition, a woman cannot rape a man or another woman. The law should be changed to include the forceful envelopment of a penis or digit


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