Table 2.
Forms of sexual violence
| Sexual assault | ||
| • Nonconsensual sexual acts that occur in the context of physical force, psychological coercion, incapacitation, or impairment, and/or the inability of a victim to provide consent or understand their actions because of age, developmental limitations, or the influence of alcohol or drugs | ||
| • May involve threatened or actual physical force in the use of coercion, intimidation, or weapons | ||
| Contact | Abuser touching the child | Child being urged to touch the abuser |
| Penetrative (eg, digital, penile, and object insertion into the vagina, anus, or oral cavity) | Nonpenetrative (eg, fondling of the victim’s genitals, breast, groin, or anus; sexual kissing) | |
| Noncontact | Exposure to exhibitionism, voyeurism, sexual harassment, and involvement in pornography (both filming and exposure) | |
| Other forms of SV | Being made (forced) to penetrate another | Verbal threats |