Just because you have a rape kit performed it doesnt mean you have to report your sexual assault to the.

Is just touching someone assault. Touching without consent may be assault the courts found but it wasnt necessarily indecent. It included touching through clothing as well as direct contact with the other persons skin. It includes rape incest child abuse and unwanted or unwelcome kissing and touching.

I just wanted to speak to someone. Here are some examples of things that are sexual abuse or assault. You do not have to hit someone to be charged with assault.

Sexual assault can also take subtle forms. The types of acts that fall into the category of assaults can vary widely but typically an assault requires an overt or direct act that would put the reasonable person in fear for their safety. Touching includes any physical contact whether directly with a part of your body or with anything else.

A person A intentionally touches another person B the touching is sexual B does not consent. For instance you are not asking about the guy who is standing behind you speaking with someone else and as he turns accidentally touches your thigh. It can range from unwanted sexual contact over the clothes like touching someones butt or fondling their breasts to rape.

The offence of Sexual Touching is punishable by a maximum of 5 years imprisonment and a maximum of 7 years imprisonment where it is an aggravated offence. Sexual acts that happen without the perpetrator having a reasonable belief given the circumstances that you were consenting are sexual assault. Do I assume correctly that you are speaking about none accidental incident.

Touching or threatening to touch someone elses body sexually without their consent. Legislation The section that covers this offence is section 41 of the Crimes Act 1958. If a person uses authority age size or status to coerce another into having sexual contact sexual assault has occurred.