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SAAPM: Harassment vs assault

There are key differences between sexual assault and sexual harassment. Do you know the difference?
Sexual assault is intentional sexual contact characterized by use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent.
Sexual harassment is conduct that involves unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature.
https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Centers-of-Excellence/Psychological-Health-Center-of-Excellence/PHCoE-Clinician-Resources/Sexual-Assault-and-Sexual-Harassment
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