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Bar Sexual Assault and Rape Rape and sexual assault are acts
that affect every group of people, regardless of age, gender,
sexual orientation, education level, income level, race,
background or ethnicity. Many times people have been victims of
rape or sexual assault are left with many unanswered questions.
The following information may help to answer some of those
questions and also gives tips on how to avoid situations that
may put you at risk of rape or sexual assault. What is sexual
assault? Sexual assault and abuse is any type of sexual activity
that you do not agree to, including inappropriate touching,
vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, sexual intercourse that you
say no to, rape, attempted rape, child molestation,
exhibitionism (exposing oneself in public), incest, voyeurism
(act of observing unsuspecting individuals, usually strangers,
who may be naked or in the process of disrobing) and sexual
harassment. Sexual assault can be verbal, v