Occurs when the offender has intentional physical contact of a sexual nature with the victim against the victim's consent. Indecent assault and battery may be punished by up to 5 years in prison. Myth v s. The victim does not bring it upon herself by her actions. No one asks to be raped.
Sexual assault is an impulsive and uncontrollable act.
This is no higher than false reports for any other crime. Less than 1 in every 3 sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement officials. Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes. Laumann, Edward et al.