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Originally Posted by Dowly
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 'sexual assault' an umbrella term that covers various sexual crimes?
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now yes, it was created partly to get away from the common law definition of "rape" and having to prove there had been penetration and to put more emphasis on the "assault " portion, but "sexual assault" as crime or even a legal concept did not exist in 1982. I know because I was in law school in 1982 and studying criminal law. My ambition at the time was to become a defence lawyer.