Duck - FYI They often call rape sexual assault or being molested. Often rape occurs, but is not necessarily the term used when charged with a crime. Often they will not charge the crime as rape for various reasons, sometimes they have a better chance of conviction for molestation than of they use the term rape. The case was also in 1916 and the law has come a long way from that. Some victims report being sexually molested but are too ashamed to admit the rape itself occurred as well.