What is Sexual Assault?

• Any sexual act committed or attempted against a person’s will.
• Forced sexual contact by dates, spouses, family members, acquaintances or strangers.
• A range of acts, from obscene phone calls to forced, sexual intercourse.
• Any sexual contact you don’t want.

Rape is defined as sexual intercourse, sodomy or oral copulation accomplished against a person’s will:

• Through use of force or fear.
• Whether the person is male or female.
• When the person is prevented from resisting by alcohol or drugs administered by or with the knowledge of the offender.
• When the person is unaware of the nature of the act.