2007-09-02 15:40:49 · 7 answers · asked by toothbrushx2 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The "sexual" part of it does not matter. It is the difference between assault & battery that matters:
Assault - an act with the purpose or substantial certainty of causing a person the immediate apprehension of bodily harm to himself or his family.
For an assault you don't have to do anything but cause the person an "immediate apprehension". For a battery, contact is necessary. You don't have to contact the person himself! You can make contact with something intimately associated with the person, such as their handbag, wallet, briefcase, etc. (Contact w/ their automobile is debatable....)
2007-09-02 15:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may just be a terminology thing. Or, it could also be the difference of a threat (assault) or the actual committed act (battery); some states use assault and battery in this way.
In the state I live in, the law defines it as criminal sexual conduct and then a degree is assigned (i.e. Criminal Sexual Conduct - 2nd Degree).
2007-09-02 15:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by Sturm und Drang 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sexual assault is committing a crime of a sexual nature like groping, attempted rape, rape etc and sexual battery is the same as above but with physical injury like slapping the person or using physical force.
2007-09-02 15:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by Akbar B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the state you live in some call it sexual assault, others battery, others assault and battery-depending on severity of crime-assault is 1,2,3 degrees-assault is highest, battery lower degree again the states make up what constitutes assault and what is battery or if they use battery with assault--this is a legislative act to regulate the laws for a state-
2007-09-02 15:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sexual assault is like talking nasty and wanting to have sex like sexual harassment and sexual battery is acually having touching the person !
2007-09-02 15:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley O'Dell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sexual bettery is like someone forced you to kiss them and sexual asualt is like someone forced you to perform oral sex but this charge ususally come with lude and ovcedious acts
2007-09-02 15:51:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
time in jail
2007-09-02 15:53:05 · answer #7 · answered by snowman3971 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋