Officials said the three rapes in the Woodstock campground each occurred in tents and involved men unknown to the women they attacked.

While rape by a stranger is highly traumatic and will nearly always involve physical violence, it is typically a one-time event and is clearly understood as rape.

The attempted rape involved a Marlborough girl, named Dora, who had taken piano lessons with Golding.

Laws on reporting child sexual abuse also vary, but a third of states require reporting only when statutory rape involves a parent or guardian, the report found.

It is worth noting that many rapes do involve weapons and many take place in the context of another offence.

First-degree rape involves either the threat or the use of violence.

In cases where the rape involves both state and federal jurisdictions, the offender can be tried and punished separately for each crime without raising issues of double jeopardy.

Sadistic rape usually involves extensive, prolonged torture and restraint.

This meant that, in practice, most cases of marital rape could not be prosecuted, since few rapes involve such extreme circumstances.