The IACP has stated, "except for homicide, rape is the most serious violation of a person's body because it deprives the victim of both physical and emotional privacy and autonomy"
(IACP-International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1999 - ref: aic.gov.au)

Acquaintance rape is a sexual assault against the will of a woman, a criminal offence in the eyes of law. It is difficult to define acquaintance rape or "date rape" because of the indistinct ("gray area or hidden crime") offence. "Date rape" occurs when the victim is socially with the rapist and the sexual act is unwanted and uninvited. There is no evidence of violence to cause bodily injury compared to "real rape" which is force violence or sexual assault. Sexual intercourse, oral sex, anal sex or other sexual contact with force or threat of force is rape.

Pornography and media has influenced that women like violence or aggressive sex. This issue is a major problem in our society as men think that it is acceptable to use sexual force. A rape is a rape when sexual intercourse is nonconsensual and it is a crime even though you had sex with the same person previously. It is difficult to determine if an acquaintance rape has occurred since the couple may have different perspectives about what happened. In some cases, the man knows he will not be held accountable and manipulates the situation causing the women to doubt herself and believe that she had asked for it. It is important to understand that sex must be mutual agreement and very step of the phrase of intimacy consent should be asked.

Sadly the old myth "no means yes" contributes for a regular man to force himself on a woman. Another factor is during the cause of intimacy there is a lack of verbal communication and in some case, intoxication with alcohol or drug where unconscious state of mind of the victim is presence.