Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

when the is charge sexual assult[ free text] what does that mean


Asked on 10/10/11, 9:54 am

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Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

Not sure - need the contact. Sexual assault means that the person with whom the accused had sex either did not consent (could not because they were incapacitated), refused consent (generally a rape), or were under 17 therefore could not legally consent.

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Answered on 10/11/11, 8:32 pm


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