{"id":864,"date":"2026-07-30T10:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/title-ix\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:16:28","slug":"sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/title-ix\/sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacted by Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What is Sexual Assault?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sexual<\/strong> <strong>Assault<\/strong> is an umbrella term for any sexual act directed against another person, without consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.\u00a0 Sexual Assault includes Rape, Fondling, Incest, and Statutory Rape.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sexual Assault includes:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cRape\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus, with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another individual, or by a sex-related object, without consent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cNonconsensual Sexual Contact\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is the intentional or forced touching of clothed or unclothed body parts without consent for the purpose of sexual degradation, sexual gratification, or sexual humiliation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cIncest\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cStatutory Rape\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is sexual penetration or other form of sexual contact with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What can you do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>If you want to report right away or speak with Confidential Resources, there are options for how you decide to move forward. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Sexual Assault? 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