02-12-2013, 02:09 PM
(02-12-2013, 01:17 PM)Mohammed Wrote: Got to love New York. I'm sure in San Francisco such a thing would be called foreplay.
Not so, Mo.While the laws here are more liberal in terms of public nudity and what consenting adults wish to do, anything forcefully or non-consensually done to another is prosecuted fully.
P.s. great pics, looks like a very relaxing and laid-back retreat.
Regarding the OP, it doesn't matter to me if the charge is "rape" or "sexual assault" if the penalty is the same.
I've read that some crime prevention groups prefer the term "sexual assault" because they believe that "rape" carries an outdated association with vaginal penetration only and only when the victim said "no" and was violated against her will. "Sexual assault", in their view, is the preferred term because it applies equally to male victims (who might be less likely to report being "raped" due to those old associations) and more clearly implies any kind of non-consensual sexual act, even when the victim is too impaired to either express or deny consent.