Sexual misconduct against victims can take on many forms. Common types of sexual misconduct include sexual assault, harassment, and violence that is sexual in nature or driven by a predator’s sexual impulses.
These types of sexual misconduct can happen everywhere to anyone, and certain types of misconduct can leave you feeling more vulnerable than others. Sexual harassment might make you feel uncomfortable in your place of work or school, while sexual assault and sexual violence involve physical sexual encounters that you did not consent to. These incidents are meant to physically and emotionally hurt you.
Sexual harassment typically encompasses sexually charged name-calling, unwanted comments and noises, and unwanted non-physical attention. It is possible for sexual harassment to turn into sexual violence in the form of sexual assault if it is not addressed.