The punishments are most severe if a Title IX case is also pursued in a criminal court, which is usually reserved for the most egregious cases.nnEven if you are judged as a juvenile, you can be incarcerated until you are 23 years old. This can apply to anyone, even 17, 16, or 15-year-olds, who are accused of sexual assault. The sentence for sexual assault for adults normally ranges from three years to over a decade, depending on the aggravation and whether or not there was force or violence used.nnThis could very well mean spending most of your young adult life incarcerated or in a juvenile facility. The court might also require you to go through a sexual treatment program with other people who have been accused of similar things, some of whom truly need that treatment. All because of a horrible mistake.nnWorse, having to spend time and be treated in such programs often does nothing to help most ordinary kids or even adults. Unfortunately, it can often leave them desensitized or even start to see themselves or become the person the program is intended for when they were not to begin with.