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Sexual Assault:
The intentional sexual contact characterized by the use of force, physical threat, abuse of authority, or when the victim does not or cannot consent. Consent shall not be deemed or construed to mean the failure by the victim to offer physical resistance. This can occur without regard to gender or spousal relationship and includes, but is not limited to, rape, nonconsensual sodomy, and indecent assaults or attempts to commit these acts.