Sexual Harrasment
Q: Is it sexual Harrassment? Is it sexual assault?
Which parts are harrassment, and which parts are assault?
A: My response was a gut response ... I felt the sexual harassment ... I felt the sexual assault ... however............................ Assault is any intentional use of force against you without your consent. Touching, slapping, kicking, pushing are all examples of assault if done intentionally and without your consent. An attempt or threat to use force is also an assault. Sexual assault is a form of assault which involves some form of sexual contact such as touching breasts, kissing, fondling, and sexual intercourse. There are 3 types of assault: 1. Simple assault - examples are touching your breasts or kissing you without your consent [Don't know why tis called "Simple"!] 2. Assault causing bodily harm - examples are where you are injured or where the offender uses or threatens to use a weapon 3. Aggravated assault - examples are where you are wounded, maimed or disfigured or your life is put in danger (Information from a pamphlet _"Sexual Assault"_ put out by Public Legal Education Society of Nova Scotia, 1127 Barrington St., Halifax, 454-2198 -- Legal Information Halifax ... 455-3135. Technically what you experienced, I gather from the above, was not sexual assault ?? tho' I'm sure it felt as such to you. Perhaps Sean Smith would care to shed some light on this issue. Some years ago at a Conference I attended in Alberta, a Medical Doctor/Lawyer stated that legally medical caretakers must ask permission before touching a patients' body, otherwise such can be considered assault. Perhaps