Sexual assault is any form of sexual contact or behavior that takes place without the consent of the recipient. Such sexual contact may include forced sexual intercourse, child molestation, incest, unwanted touching, forced sodomy, incest, or attempted rape.
If you have been convicted of a sexual assault crime, there are criminal defense lawyers in Marietta who are experienced in the field and may be able to help defend your case.
Forced sexual conduct that does not actually involve penetration or sodomy is referred to as criminal sexual contact. Such contact involves some type of physical contact in a sexual nature, occurring without the victim's consent. This includes touching of what is considered to be the" intimate" body parts with the purpose of sexual arousalβwhether it be the offender touching the victim without the victim's consent or the offender forcing the victim to touch them.
The Georgia sexual assault statute also includes "aggravated sexual battery" which entails penetration of the sex organ or anus with a foreign object without the victim's consent. When the victim of a sexual assault is a minor, it is either an instance of statutory rape or child molestation. In Georgia, statutory rape occurs when someone engages in sexual intercourse with a person under the age of Child molestation occurs when the offender commits indecent acts to or in front of a child under the age of 16 with the intent of sexual satisfaction.
In relation to this, another form of sexual assault is when a person of power has sexual relations with someone they hold power over. An example of this is a teacher having sexual relations with one of his or her students. A key component in sexual assault is that the victim did not give their consent when the act occurred. This can refer to the victim's refusal to partake in the act, or the inability of the victim to refuse. Such situations may include a victim who is mentally disabled, a person under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both, or someone who is unconscious.
