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What is consent?

Consent means free agreement of your own free will. Circumstances in which a person does not freely agree include when:

  • a person submits because of force, or is afraid of the use of force
  • a person submits because of being held captive
  • a person is asleep, unconscious, or so intoxicated or under the influence of another drug as to be incapable of freely agreeing
  • a person does not understand the sexual nature of the act
  • a person is mistaken about the sexual nature of the act or about who the person is who is performing it;
  • a person believes mistakenly that the act is being performed for medical or hygiene purposes