Most victims of sexual offenses are deprived by their own selves of
justice because suffering from a sexual crime results to a lot of
negative effects. These
can affect the victim’s way of thinking, attitude, and relationship
with other people and
results into fear of recalling that bad incident.
One of the most aggravating sexual crimes is sexual assault. If you
become a victim of this crime or if you know someone who suffered
from this offense in Las Vegas, you need a good sexual harassment lawyer like Attorney Ross Goodman to help
you deal with the case without experiencing as much emotional pain as
you experienced.
Defining Sexual Assault
A person is guilty of sexual assault if he has
committed any unwanted sexual act to another person without the
offended party’s consent. There are two degrees of sexual assault:
First and Second Degree.
Requirements for First Degree Sexual Assault:
- A person is involved in a sexual act with a child victim under the age of 13 years and the offender is at least 12 years old and is at least 4 years older than the victim of the crime.
- A person is involved in a sexual act with another person using force and the act is against the will of the other person and (1) the offender used a dangerous or deadly weapon or an item which the other person reasonably believes to be a dangerous or deadly weapon, or (2) he has caused serious personal injury upon the victim or another, by one or more other persons, or (c) if the person committed the offense assisted or encouraged by one or more other persons.
Requirements for First Degree Sexual Assault:
- A person is involved in a sexual act by using force and is against the will of the other person
- A person is involved in a sexual act with another person who has mental defects, who is mentally incapable, or is physically disabled, and the person performing the act knows or has an idea that the other person is mentally, or physically helpless.
Effects of Sexual Assault
There are a lot of negative effects of sexual assault to its
victims. Some of these include shame, guilt, trauma, isolation,
depression, engagement to vices, violence, sleep disorders, eating
disorders, negative view of life, hatred of oneself, self-injury,
different psychological disorders, and worse, suicide. Because most
of these things can affect a lot of years or even the entire life of
the victim, Goodman Law Group encourages victims of sexual assault to
call for justice not only for peace of mind but also to prevent these
abusive people from repeating their unlawful actions.
In this case, Goodman Law Group can help. By setting an appointment
with our sexual assault lawyer, you can start letting go of one of
the darkest moments of your life. Do not be afraid because we will
win this fight for you.
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