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Agreement Number 12 -94 -0006 <br />Rape e=limination Act Reporting Information <br />SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS <br />This document is requested to be posted in each Housing Unit Bulletin Boatd at all Contract Detention Facilities, This <br />document may be used and adapted by Intetgavctnrnental Service Agteetnent Providers, <br />While detained by the Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service, you have aright to be safe and free from sexual <br />harassment and sexual assaults. <br />Definitions <br />A Detainee -on- Detainee Sexual Abuse /Assault <br />One or more detainees engaging in or attempting to engage in a sexual act with another detainee or the use of thteats, <br />intimidation, inappropriate touching or other actions and /or communications by one of more detainees aumeel at <br />coercing and /or pressuting another detainee to engage in a sexual act. <br />B. Staff-on-Detainee Sexual Abuse /Assault <br />Staff member engaging in, or attempting to engage in a sexual act with any detainee or din intentional touching of a <br />detainee's genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks with the intent to abuse, hmriliate, harass, degrade, arouse, <br />of gratify the sexual desires of any person. Sexual abuse /assault of detainees by staff or other detainees is an <br />inappropriate use of power and is prohibited by DOJ policy and the law. <br />C. Staff Sexual Misconduct is: <br />Sexual behavior between a staff mernbet and detainee which can include, but is not funited to indecent, profane of abusive <br />language or gestures and inappropriate visual surveillance of detainees. <br />Prohibited Acts <br />A detainee, who engages .in .inappropriate sexual behavior with or directs it at others, can be charged with the following <br />Prohibited Acts under the Detainee Disciplinary Policy, <br />• Using Abusive or Obscene Language <br />• Sexual Assault <br />• Making a Sexual Proposal <br />• Indecent Exposure <br />• Engaging in Sex Act <br />Detention as a Safe Environtnent <br />1y7hile you are detained, no one has the right to pressure you to engage in sexual acts of engage in unwanted sexual behavior <br />regardless of your age, size, face, of ethnicit�r. Regardless of your sexual otieutation, you have the right to be safe from <br />unwanted sexual advances and acts. <br />ConfiAen Mali <br />Information concerning the identity of a detainee victimm reporting a sexual assault, and the faces of the tepott itself, shall be <br />limited to those who have the need to know in order to make decisions concerning the detainee- victim's welfare and for law <br />enforcement investigative purposes, <br />Report All Assaults! <br />If you become a victim of a sexual assault, you should report: it immediately to any staff parson you trust, to include housing <br />officers, chaplains, inectical staff, supervisors or Depu ty US. Marshals, Staff members keep the fepofted information <br />confidential and only discuss it with the appropriate officials on a need to luiow basis. If you ate not comfortable repotting the <br />assault to staff, you have other options: <br />Page 144 of 15 <br />Local Government (initial): <br />Federal Government (initial): <br />25B -20 <br />