We think rape is a special kind of evil similar to torture and murder…

It is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person’s consent.

Rape can be carried out using physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent. It has very dire consequence for victims.

Effects of rape

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified the under listed as consequences of sexual abuse:

Gynecological disorders
Reproductive disorders
Sexual disorders
Infertility
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pregnancy complications
Miscarriage
Sexual dysfunction
Acquiring sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS
Mortality from injuries
Increased risk of suicide
Depression
Chronic pain
Psychosomatic disorders
Unsafe abortion
Unwanted pregnancy
Emotional and psychological

Source: https://blog.fitila.life/index.php/2019/07/11/the-evil-called-rape/