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Sexual assault
Sexual assault is a crime in which the victim has received unwanted touches (or worse bodily contact) on sexual parts of his or her body, or the victim has been touched by sexual parts of the attacker's body. State and federal laws have detailed legal definitions for "sexual assault".
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My cousin was sexually assaulted. How can I help her?
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I need advice on sexual assault.?
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A 32-year old asked:
Any sexual assault support websites?
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Is it sexual assault to hit a woman?
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Regretted not reporting a sexual assault?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I lower my risk of sexual assault when I go out?
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A 40-year old asked:
How should I protect myself from being a victim of sexual assault?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can you tell me if i could move on from sexual assault and find a boyfriend?
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A 42-year old female asked:
What factors or variables increase an adult's vulnerability to drug-facililiated sexual assault?
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A 37-year old asked:
Subsequent to a sexual assault, is it normal to distance yourself from friends for several months?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is my chance of getting sexually assaulted if I work as waitress at a place where we dress skimpy?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can someone imagine a sexual assault? Like they think and know details about what happen but it never haven't
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A 47-year old asked:
If someone goes to the em claiming to have been sexual assaulted can the m.D. Determine physical "evidence of trauma"?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What the symptoms from being sexual assaulted?
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A 35-year old female asked about a female:
How can u tell your 3rd old has been sexually assaulted?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why is it that the young male victims feel shame after being sexually assaulted?
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A 39-year old asked:
Could a sexual assault cause someone to commit suicide?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are victims of sexual assault likely to become sexually active?
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A 42-year old asked:
How can I find group activity ideas dealing with sexual assault?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can you tell me how i could get over and move past my sexual assault?
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A 33-year old asked:
I can't get over a sexual assault that happened almost forty years ago?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can hypnotheraphy be used to cure a traumatic event such as a sexual assault?
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A 43-year old asked:
Hoping you can tell me, is hep b test standard procedure when you are checked after having been sexually assaulted?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can gonorrhoea self test be false? I have all the symptoms still after being sexually assaulted by my ex. Any idea please?
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A 39-year old asked:
I'm scared of sexual relations after sexual assault?
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A 47-year old asked:
Who is most concerned after a sexual assault--womens clinic orer?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the difference between rape, molestation and sexual assault?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it sexual assault for somebody to hit a woman in the groin, or is it just regular assault?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I think I'm pregnant after my sexual assault how long should I wait to take a test if it happened this past Saturday?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can a registered nurse make a diagnosis of rape or sexual assault, or is that a legal term?
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