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WALLS OF SILENCE
SECTION 9
TITLE 9.5 20 COMMON PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE
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exual assault and harassment are often wielded as tools of control and degradation within abusive relationships; this form of abuse can be especially challenging for survivors to talk about, as it carries deep emotional and physical impacts that are difficult to process. The Center for Hope and Safety encourages survivors and their supporters to understand the patterns of sexually abusive behavior so they can recognize the signs and seek help. Here are some common behaviors associated with sexual abuse in abusive relationships, including but not limited to Intimate Non-Personal relationships. The highlighted numbers represent acts which property owner Rick Newmann has committed against the victim in the Who Is Don Klyberg Exposé. Please use the profiles in section nine and the Intimate Non-Personal relationship key's to understand nuance in this type of abuse case:
1. Whistling, catcalls, kissing sounds, howling, smacking
2. Making degrading jokes: The abuser may make jokes about women or sex in front of the victim to humiliate or intimidate them.
3. Viewing women as objects: Treating women purely as sexual objects, disregarding their autonomy and dignity.
4. Feigning extreme jealousy: The abuser may pretend to be overly jealous to control the victim, monitoring and restricting their behavior under the guise of “love” or “protection.”
5. Dismissing the victim’s feelings about sex: The abuser minimizes the victim’s emotions, preferences, and boundaries, invalidating their needs.
6. Criticizing in sexual terms: The abuser may belittle the victim using explicit, sexual insults designed to shame them.
7. Non-consensual touching: Molesting the victim or initiating sexual contact without consent, overriding their physical autonomy.
8. Withholding affection: Using the denial of affection and intimacy as a means to punish or manipulate.
9. Labeling the victim with unwelcome pet names or descriptions: An abuser may assign unwelcome acquaintance names such as honey, baby, sweetie, hunk, hottie, etc. to coerce, groom, assert control and demean victims.
10. Labeling the victim with derogatory terms: Attaching stigmatizing labels like “slut,” “whore,” or “frigid” to the victim as a way to belittle or control.
11. Demanding sex constantly: Insisting on sex without regard for the victim’s desires or boundaries.
12. Humiliating acts: Forcing the victim to undress as a means of humiliation, sometimes even in front of children, to further degrade them.
13. Being promiscuous: Engaging in sexual relationships with others and sometimes forcing the victim to witness or learn about these acts.
14. Forcing the victim to watch: Making the victim observe the abuser’s sexual acts with others as a means of psychological control.
15. Using threats to demand sex: Employing threats of harm or punishment to coerce the victim into unwanted sexual acts.
16. Coercing sex with others: Forcing the victim to engage in sexual acts with other people, stripping them of choice and agency.
17. Sex after physical violence: Demanding or forcing sex after beating or otherwise assaulting the victim, combining physical and sexual violence.
18. Using objects or weapons in sex acts: Involving weapons or other harmful objects in sexual acts, amplifying fear and pain.
19. Sadistic behavior: Engaging in acts of sadism, mutilation, or extreme physical harm during sexual encounters, causing lasting trauma.
20. Lethal violence: In the most extreme cases, the abuse may escalate to murder.
Understanding these patterns can help survivors and their allies recognize the signs of sexual abuse within abusive relationships. Addressing these behaviors openly is a critical step toward ending the silence surrounding this form of violence and fostering a safer environment for survivors to seek support.
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