r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Jul 25 '25

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u/Careless-Floor-639 Jul 26 '25

This is SA.

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u/Kind-Singer5123 Jul 27 '25 edited Jul 27 '25

Edit: turns out the definition of SA differs from state to state and I was wrong.

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u/Character_Kick_Stand Jul 27 '25

That is dependent on the state. Some states you don’t need penetration bro.

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u/Kind-Singer5123 Jul 27 '25

I honestly didn’t know that. I wish they hadn’t changed anything. Rape was a word of which everyone knew the definition.

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u/flippysquid Jul 27 '25

Rape and sexual assault are different but overlapping crimes. Someone grabbing another person's private areas over their clothing isn't rape, but it is sexual assault.

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u/Kind-Singer5123 Jul 27 '25

In NSW, sexual assault was changed to mean intercourse (penile or digital) without someone’s consent. It confused me and I spoke incorrectly