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sexual assault

Seksuelt overgreb uden samtykke i amerikansk ret. Reguleret under føderal lovgivning som 'sexual abuse' i 18 U.S.C. § 2242, der kriminaliserer seksuelle handlinger udført ved tvang, trusler eller uden evne til samtykke.

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