Well if you want to get technical based on 1982 Maryland law and assuming everything happened exactly as Ford testified:
1. There was no "sexual assault" since that legal term did not exist in 1982;
2. There was no "rape" since that requires forcible penetration;
3. It is debatable if it even rises to the level of "attempted rape" since you would have to show his intent was to rape her and he made a serious attempt to accomplish his goal;
The reality is that even if she had complained in 1982, it is doubtful the police would have charged him with anything.
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