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When I was yeah I was thinking about the more general definition of sexual assault as "any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient."
So yeah this is sexual assault under that definition. However if you look at criminal codes that define sexual assault, and of course sexual assault may have different definitions in different jurisdictions, but a typical definition looks something like this:
The Texas Penal Code, Sec. 22.011(a) defines sexual assault as
A person commits if the person:
(1) intentionally or knowingly: (A) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's consent; (B) causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that person's consent; or (C) causes the sexual organ of another person, without that person's consent, to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or (2) intentionally or knowingly: (A) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child by any means; (B) causes the penetration of the mouth of a child by the sexual organ of the actor; (C) causes the sexual organ of a child to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; (D) causes the anus of a child to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or (E) causes the mouth of a child to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor.
All from wikipedia.
Now some may think I am being overally technical or legalistic, but the fact of the matter is from a common sense persective, no one thinks of an unwanted peck kiss the same as rape. And most people wouldn't think of an unwanted peck kiss as criminal sexual assault whether it was done by a man or a woman.
Part of the reason the conversation is so f'd up is because the language we use to discuss it is so unsettled. You read an article about someone committed sexual assault and you really have no idea whether they forcibly raped someone or groped someone. Some would say it doesn't make a difference, most would say it does.
So yeah, that's my two cents.
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