What is Sexual Assault?

Any type of sexual contact or behavior which is unwanted by the recipient and takes place without explicit and freely given consent and understanding. Sexual assault can include manipulation, physical force, or coercion. Sexual assault about power, control, and entitlement, it is not about sex, attraction, rejection, jealousy, etc. Some examples of this behavior includes:

  • Penetration, or attempted penetration, or another’s body
  • Unwanted sexual touching with hands or other body parts
  • Unwanted sexual advances or requests for sexual favors that, if rejected, would have direct consequences on your work, school, and/or social status
  • Forcing someone else to perform sexual acts of any kind