 Martín Alcoff, having emphasized that the legal system is not always the best, and certainly not the only, arena for reaching truth and understanding regarding rape, also suggests that we “move away from simplistic binary categories” (for instance, rape versus not-rape) and embrace the broader, more flexible and capacious notion of sexual violation. “To violate,” she observes,“ is to infringe on someone, to transgress, and it can also mean to rupture or break. Violations can happen with stealth, with manipulation, with soft words and a gentle touch to a child, to an employee, or anyone who is significantly vulnerable to the offices of others” (2018, 12). Among the benefits of this approach, in Alcoff’s view, is to make room for the complex experiences of survivors, who often struggle and/or evolve over time in developing and articulating their interpretations of what was done to them. 