Understanding Consent
Consent is a clear and unambiguous agreement, expressed outwardly through mutually understandable words or actions, to engage in a particular sexual activity. Consent must be voluntarily given and cannot be obtained through coercion or force. Consent may not be inferred from an existing or prior dating or sexual relationship. Consent to engage in one sexual activity at one time is not consent to engage in a different sexual activity or the same activity on a later occasion. Consent can be withdrawn by any party at any point. Once consent is expressly withdrawn, the sexual activity must cease immediately. Consent cannot be gained by taking advantage of the incapacitation of another, where the person initiating the sexual activity knew or reasonably should have known that the other was incapacitated.