persist for appreciable amounts of time (Cahill, 2009). Although research has shown that men and transgendered persons experience sex- ual assault (Du Mont, Macdonald, White, & Turner, 2013; Mcdonald & Tijerino, 2013), it is women who continue to be disproportionately impacted (World Health Organizatio

al's perceptions. • Fear of not being believed or of being accused of playing a role in the crime. • Lack of trust in the criminal justice system. Du Mont, J., K.L. Miller, and T.L. Myhr, "The Role of 'Real Rape' and 'Real Victim' Stereotypes in the Police Reporting Practices of Sexually Assaulted Wome