Sexual harassment is a broader term than sexual assault, encompassing two categories of impermissible behavior. One is sexual coercion, which is legally termed “quid pro quo harassment” – referring to implicit or explicit attempts to make work conditions contingent upon sexual cooperation.
Similarly one may ask, what defines sexual assault?
The term sexual assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim. Some forms of sexual assault include: Attempted rape. Fondling or unwanted sexual touching. Forcing a victim to perform sexual acts, such as oral sex or penetrating the perpetrator’s body.
In this regard, what does fondling a child mean? the act of molesting someone sexually by touching or caressing:The inappropriate groping and fondling from a trusted adult male figure—her mother’s boyfriend—traumatized her. adjective. touching or caressing in either of these ways:She stroked him with gentle, fondling fingers.
Likewise, people ask, what is the difference between sexual coercion and sexual assault?
Sexual contact without your consent is assault. Sexual coercion means feeling forced to have sexual contact with someone.