Fact: Both guys and girls can be sexually assaulted. 1 in 20 men and 1 in 5 women in Australia over the age of 15 years have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.

Fact: No person provokes or asks for sexual assault. Girls dress and/or flirt to feel attractive. Perpetrators are responsible for their own actions.

Fact: Any form of sexual violence is frightening and humiliating and no-one enjoys an experience like that.

Fact: Many sexual assaults occur in the daytime and in the home of the victim.

Fact: Most sexual assaults (80%) are committed by a person known to the victim.

Fact: Many people (guys and girls) who are sexually assaulted are so traumatised by a sexual assault that they freeze and may be unable to react. This is a biological function and is not something that a person has control over.

Fact: Having an unwanted sexual act with your girlfriend/boyfriend without consent is still sexual assault and therefore against the law.

Fact: Although males are usually sexually assaulted by another male, some are assaulted by females.

Fact: Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs can prevent you from giving consent to sexual acts with another person. It is a crime to have sex with a person who cannot give consent due to being underage, intoxicated, unconscious, asleep or that has a decision-making disability.

Fact: Some sexual assaults are well planned in advance and do not involve a loss of control on the perpetrator's part.

Fact: Most sexual assaults involving drink 'spiking' are due to additional amounts of alcohol, not the use of Rohypnol.

Fact: All people have the right to determine what sexual acts they are comfortable with and can choose to change their minds at any time.

Fact: No means NO.

Fact: Just because you are buying something for someone does not entitle you to have sex with them. Sex without real consent is a sexual assault and therefore against the law.

Fact: Sexual orientation is not affected or influenced by sexual assault.

Fact: Most males who sexually assault other males actually describe themselves as heterosexual and are often in a relationship with a female at the time.

Fact: Consent can be given and taken away at any time. If someone says no to something, stop.

Fact: Someone who is asleep cannot give legal consent. Sex without consent is sexual assault.

Fact: Use of the ‘pill’ reduces the chances of getting pregnant but it does not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The best products for safer sex are condoms which can reduce pregnancy and contracting STIs.

Fact: A respectful relationship should be free from power and control imbalances and instead nurture trust and respect.

Fact: Most people don’t scream or fight, despite what you see on TV. They may not have screamed or fought during the sexual assault because they were frozen with fear. This is a common reaction for many sexual assault victims.