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There's plenty of different kinds of rape, the idea that a rape is only a rape if it's violent is an unfortunately pervasive one and it's probably one of the reasons why rape is so under-reported. Rape happens when consent isn't given, and has nothing to do with whether or not the act itself is violent. Similarly one doesn't have to be a premediating, systematic predator to rape someone. If someone is to only once in their life violate the consent of another individual, they're still a rapist.
(I understand that you're saying this from a position of "wtf rapists?!" which is obviously a good thing so I don't want you to think I'm having a go at you, but the idea that rape must always be violent trivialises those rapes which for whatever reason are not and it should be discouraged whenever it crops up)