fourth-degree sexual abuse is initiating sexual contact through threat or in the knowledge that the victim cannot legally consent to it, while misdemeanor sexual abuse is engaging in sexual activity or instigating sexual contact, knowing that it is nonconsensual (generally called sexual assault in ot...
Sexual assault can be verbal, visual, or anything that forces a person to join in unwanted sexual contact or attention. Examples of this are voyeurism (when someone watches private sexual acts), exhibitionism (when someone exposes him/herself in public), incest (sexual contact between family mem...
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Imminent threat — The threat was imminent, meaning it was immediate rather than something that could occur later. Absence of consent — The victim did not consent to the contact. If the victim consents, it may not be considered assault. ...
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