Sexual assault is an act of violence, not sexual expression. It is any touch or act that is sexual in content or is used for the sexual gratification or stimulation of the perpetrator by force, threat of force, trickery, coercion, bribery, or between two people where an imbalance exists in age, size, power, development or knowledge. Sexual assault includes child sexual abuse, rape, incest and ritual abuse. Our services are available for all survivors including survivors of sexual harassment and stalking. Anyone can be a victim of sexual assault - your partner, your grandmother, your neighbor, your brother or your daughter.
Sexual assault cuts across lines of race, sex, class, age and background.
Anyone can be a sex offender. Offenders make a conscious decision to abuse and must be held responsible for their actions. Rarely is the offender the mythical stranger hiding in the alley. Each victim does what is necessary for survival at the time of sexual assault. Survivors are never to blame for the actions of the sex offender.