What is Sexual Assault?

Sexual assault is forced or coerced sexual contact without consent – the presence of a clear yes, not the absence of a no. Sexual assault is a crime motivated by a need to control, humiliate, dominate and harm. It can take the form of:

• Rape
• Incest
• Child Sexual Abuse/Molestation
• Oral sex
• Harassment
• Exposing/flashing
• Forcing a person to pose for sexual pictures
• Fondling or unwanted sexual touching above and under clothing
• Force which may include but is not limited to:
  • Use or display of a weapon
  • Physical battering
  • Immobilization of the victim