Sexual behavior can and is socialized into male behavior constantly. Media has a huge impact on this and is mostly to blame. Men are taught and shown to behave very masculine and to have (or act like they have) a lot of sexual experience. I do think that in some cases sexual assaults are committed by 'hypermasculine' males, but that is not always the case since there are different types of sexual assault offenders. Those males who sexually assault women for the enjoyment of power and for their sexual needs are likely hypermasculine.


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/us/high-school-sexual-assault-case-is-reopened-haunting-missouri-town.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0

             This article talks about two incidents of rape at a party. For the accusations against Mr Barnett, from the information in the article, I do not believe at all that his intention was to rape Ms. Coleman. He claims that it was consensual and its a tough call to say what really happened when both people were drunk. The fact that Ms. Coleman changed her story several times is concerning. It does not appear that he meant to sexually assault her and I do not feel he had motive when he had no intention of this. The younger boy who was accused of raping a 13 year old girl also, while he did admit that she did not consent, I still feel that he was not possessing the typical rapist traits. He did not do it for the thrill of power or fear, it seems to me that it was just sexual temptation and alcohol being the main negative factor.