What is sexual assault? *TRIGGER WARNING*
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
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Thanks for puting this together :)
@1Joyfulheart1 Thank you for this. I am always feeling ashamed to call what I experienced sexual assault because wasn't rape or anything similar - but this helped see that doesn't have to only be that and that the feeling I had, had some reason.