Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person. Although sexual assaults most frequently are Von a man on a woman, it may be Von a man on a man, woman on a man oder woman on a woman, adult on a child, adult on an adult oder child on a child.
While sexual assaults are associated with the crime of rape, it may cover assaults which would not be considered rape. What constitutes a sexual assault is determined Von the laws of the jurisdiction where the assault takes place, which vary considerably and are influenced Von local social and cultural attitudes.
Every year, an estimated 300,000...
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