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[How would you explain instances of rape where the victim is an elderly woman, decades too old to evoke any kind of sexual reaction in a young man? How would you explain the excessive violence which often accompanies rape? If the act merely represents the satisfaction of sexual urges, why would violence beyond simple restraint be necessary?]

There is no sexual "reaction" taking place. Normal young men (and women) experience powerful sexual desires just living in an adolescent body regardless of who else is present, and learning to deal with it is part of life.

Society encourages people to only satisfy their desires with another consenting adult not of the same gender and not close kin, but when this isn't available many chose other ways to alleviate their already existing lust. Self alleviation is the most common method, and by far the most harmless, and it doesn't require any explanation of 'How can a hand provoke a sexual reaction?' It doesn't. It's just an easy means for a responsible person to effectively, if only temporarily, satisfy an urge without having to deal with consequences.

A rapist is different only in the fact that he has no concern for the possible consequences of involving non consenting persons from being involved in his lust alleviation scheme. If a good looking woman is available, he'll rape her, and since she's a non willing participant, he needs to use the threat of violence or actual violence to force her to submit. If a good looking woman isn't available, then he'll rape a 12 year old girl. If that's not available, then he'll rape a 12 year old boy. And depending on just how much he's been abusing drugs or alcohol, he'll take a 90 year old woman. I would be surprised if ANY of the cases of elder rape such as this DIDN'T involve prolonged abuse of alcohol or drugs as is true with a very large percentage of cases of child or teen sexual abuse whether same or opposite gender.

The sexual lust is always there and it's always the motivation for rape, but the amount and type of depravity or violence that might go along with it is another element.