Capture, Control and Conquer

You imagine he's so desperate for sexual gratification that he follows and rapes her on impulse.

Sometimes, it happens like that, but not always. Sometimes the assaults are premeditated.

Psychologists and Psychiatrists have determined that a number of needs are met for the perpetrator when he rapes. He expresses his agression and personal inadequacies through control and domination. The sexual satisfaction he may receive is secondary to the psychological satisfaction he feels.

He could be someone you know and he is ALWAYS looking for the "right" victim.

He has the appearance of a responsible, upstanding citizen, but his thinking processes are distorted. His motivations are rooted in anger and power. He has issues with successful women and feels sensitive about challenges presented by them. His behavior patterns, if noted, are actually anti-social. He harbors a propensity for violence which went unnoticed prior to his taste for domination. He believes it's stimulating to use sex to control and punish.

He's a manipulative and cunning predator. He's constantly "shopping" for new prey, and isn't concerned with her personal appearance. He's only interested in looking for an opening...an opportunity.

After he selects his prey, he fantasizes about her, using his fantasies to work through various scenerios. Once initial contact has been made, he procedes to develop a rapport with her. He begins to assess her insecurities and vulnerabilities. He will become as helpful and attentive as he needs to be. At some point, he will begin testing her reactions with his off-color jokes, or by "accidentally" invading her personal "space".

He's figuring out how he will be able to control her when his opportunity presents itself.

His only fear is of being caught and held accountable for his actions. When he gets his chance, he will use threats or violence if necessary to prevent the discovery of his dysfunctional behavior.

His preference, though, is to trick her into believing that she invited his advances. He has to make her comfortable enough with him that she questions her own responses. He knows if he succeeds in manipulating her into a sexual situation, she would be too afraid of embarrassing questions, sideways glances, and public humiliation to implicate him. He knows that once he's lulled her into a false sense of security, he will have no problem isolating her.

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