If Rose's husband forces her or uses threats of force to make her take part in sexual activity, he can be charged with sexual assault. For example, Rose might feel that her sexuality has been betrayed, dishonoured, dirtied or in some way feels she is no longer sexually right. Sexual assault either with a weapon or while threatening to harm someone else, for example, a child, or by causing bodily harm to the victim. Aggravated sexual assault is committed when the attack wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the victim. It is seen as a sexual assault.
Sexual assault can occur between people who are married.
Financial Abuse Financial abuse means having no access to the family's money. Rose works with her husband, but she does not have her own money. She has to beg her husband to buy her things. Criminal offences involving money, such as theft, fraud or forgery might be difficult to prove in a family situation. If Rose's husband forges Rose's signature to get money from her personal chequing account, he may be charged.