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Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU Cleveland State Law R eview Law Journals 2004 Male Sexual Assault : Issues of Arousal and Consent Siegmund Fred Fuchs Follow this and a itional works at : http://engage /clevstlrev Part of the Criminal Law Commons, and the Sexuality and the Law Commons Recommended Citation Note, Male Sexual Assault : Issues of Arousal and Consent, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev. 93 (2004) This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Clevelan State Law R eview by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact library.es@. MALE SEXUAL ASSAULT: ISSUES OF AROUSAL AND CONSENT I. INTRODUCTION 93 II. MAINTAINING AN ERECTION DURING SEXUAL ASSAULT: A COMMON PHYSICAL RESPONSE 97 A. The Reality of Male Sexual Assault – Dispelling Beliefs 97 B. Understanding Physical Reactions to Sexual Assault 99 C. Stoltenberg’s Theory of “Erection Learning” 102 D. Understanding the Relationship Between Physical Arousal and Sexual Pleasure 103 III. THE LAW ’S RESPONSE TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT MALE VICTIMS 107