Sexual assault is a serious offense and the standard sanction for any sexual assault, including acquaintance rape, is expulsion and or termination of employment. These acts must be committed either by force, threat, intimidation or through the use of the victim's mental or physical helplessness of which the accused was aware or should have been aware. These acts must be committed either by force, threat, intimidation or through the use of the victim's mental or physical helplessness of which the accused was aware or should have been aware. They are just as serious as sexual assaults committed by strangers. Men can be sexually assaulted too.
Sexual assaults can occur when the assailant is the same sex as the victim.
Attempted sexual assaults can also be traumatizing, can require counseling, and can be prosecuted. What to do if you've been sexually assaulted 1. Get to a safe place. After an assault, you may be in a state of shock. Do NOT bathe or shower.