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view source for laws regarding rape wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in view source for laws regarding rape add languages article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file page information get shortened url switch to legacy parser in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide laws regarding rape you do not have permission to edit this page for the following reason this ip address range has been globally blocked this does not affect your ability to read wikipedia pages most people who see this message have done nothing wrong some kinds of blocks restrict editing from specific service providers or telecom companies in response to recent abuse or vandalism and can sometimes affect other users who are unrelated to that abuse review the information below for assistance if you do not believe that you have done anything wrong this block affects editing on all wikimedia wikis the ip address or range 5 135 0 0 16 has been globally blocked by jon kolbert for the following reason s open proxy webhost visit the faq if you are affected this block will expire on 04 29 8 january 2027 your current ip address is 5 135 42 194 even while globally blocked you will usually still be able to edit pages on meta wiki if you believe you were blocked by mistake you can find additional information and instructions in the stewards block wizard other useful links global blocks help i have been blocked you can view and copy the source of this page england and wales main rape in english law rape was formerly a common law offence with a statutory penalty first given by the offences against the person act 1861 and given a statutory definition by the sexual offences amendment act 1976 this has itself been superseded by the sexual offences act 2003 rape is currently defined in section 1 of that act as follows ref cite legislation uk act sexual offences act 2003 type act year 2003 chapter 42 section 1 ref blockquote ordered list rape unbulleted list item_style margin left 1 5em text indent 1 5em 1 a person a commits an offence if unbulleted list item_style margin left 1 5em text indent 1 5em a he intentionally penetrates the vagina anus or mouth of another person b with his penis b b does not consent to the penetration and c a does not reasonably believe that b consents it follows that it is not possible for a person who does not have a penis to commit rape ref group note other than by joint enterprise see e g cite web last1 blosse first1 benjamin last2 beck first2 laycie title man and woman jailed after horrific rape in village website manchester evening news date 2025 12 22 url https www manchestereveningnews co uk news uk news man woman jailed after horrific 33107347 access date 2026 02 04 ref by interpretation act 1978 general rules of statutory interpretation words importing the masculine gender include the feminine so the use of the male pronoun does not preclude a person who is gender recognition act 2004 legally recognized as female being convicted of rape section 2 of that act defines assault by penetration blockquote ordered list start 2 assault by penetration unbulleted list item_style margin left 1 5em text indent 1 5em 1 a person a commits an offence if unbulleted list item_style margin left 1 5em text indent 1 5em a he intentionally penetrates the vagina or anus of another person b with a part of his body or anything else b the penetration is sexual c b does not consent to the penetration and d a does not reasonably believe that b consents both are indictable offence s carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment rape by a woman where it does not involve penetration of the victim falls under the more general section 4 causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and or section 3 sexual assault sexual touching without consent both hybrid offence either way offences with a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment other sections create parallel offences where the victim is under 16 years of age in these cases consent is irrelevant return to laws regarding rape retrieved from https en wikipedia org wiki laws_regarding_rape privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search view source for laws regarding rape add languages add topic