Sexual Assault, Abuse and Rape by Athletes is a devastating crime. These crimes in themselves are horrendous, but when they are committed by athletes many different factors come into play. Through in-depth research, this paper will show the contributing factors that can result in athletes being assaulted, abused, or raped. Special treatment for athletes throughout their careers, beliefs in male sexual dominance, and the role of alcohol are all important factors. Other crucial factors are the attitudes and responses of: societies, juries, victims, coaches and athletes. This paper will explore all these issues and show that changes need to be made in all areas to combat the increasing rates of sporting assaults, abuse and rape against women. Sexual abuse by athletes is evident at all levels, from high school team members to professional players. Over the past decade, some of the most famous athletes in major-league sports have been accused of sexually abusing or assaulting women. In many cases, however, the woman chose not to go to trial in public and the charges were dropped: • Gerald Perry, an offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos, was acquitted of rape (but agreed to undergo counseling ). • Aaron Pryor, The former world junior welterweight champion was arrested and charged with rape and keeping a woman tied up for twenty-four hours. The most serious charges were dropped. Pryor entered a plea to lesser charges, but will have no criminal record. • Two University of Colorado football players were accused of rape and were acquitted, but they later left the school. • University of Florida defensive end Tony McCoy was arrested and charged with sexual battery for holding a student at knifepoint. • Mike Tyso...... center of paper......athletic participation." Violence against women January 1999Brownmiller, Susan. Against our will Men, women and rape Simon and Schuster 1975 p.183-185Eskanzi , G.. "Male Athletes and Sexual Assault" Cosmopolitan February 1991 p.220-223Frankel, Valerie "Life After Rape" Mademoiselle May 1991 p199NCAVA National Coalition Against Violent Athletes May 1999 Available WWW http://campussafety.org/Ncava/Neimark , Jill. "Out of Bounds: The Truth About Athletes and Rape" Mademoiselle May 1991 P196-199, 244-245Parrot, Andrea "A Model of Rape Awareness and Prevention for Men Athletes" Journal of American College Health January 1, 1994 Searles , Patricia and Berger, Ronald. Rape and Society: Reading on the Problem of Sexual Violence. Westview Press, 1995Woo, William. “Disturbing Statistics on Male Athletes,” St. Louis Dispatch, February 4 2018. 1996