Sexual Assault Sexual assault or rape is sex without consent.
Sexual assault can take place between individuals who know each other or between strangers.
It is common for victims and survivors of sexual assault to know their assailant. Sexual penetration includes vaginal, anal or oral sex or penetration by an object. Sexual contact includes any intentional touching of the victims sexual or intimate parts. To freely and willingly agree with the knowledge or what one is doing and what the potential consequences may be that result from consent.