What is the difference between rape and sexual assault? What are the statistics of rape and sexual assault within a year? Where can you go to get help and support after being raped and or sexual assaulted? All these and more are questions about laws and felonies that usually fall “under the radar”. There are many topics and or controversies that follow rape and sexual assault about the victims of this violation of civil rights. Many people don’t know the difference between the terms “rape” and “sexual assault”. Sexual assault is any kind of forced or unwanted sexual contact or behavior without the victim's consent. Sexual assault also includes attempted rape, child molestation, and sexual threats or harassment. Rape, is defined by The Department
