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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
I would suggest that it is less clear than most legal definitions that judges are called upon to apply. An assault of a "sexual nature" that harms "sexual integrity"? Well, that's a pretty blurry line.
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In fact, the element of "sexual nature" is the seldom the triable issue. The most contentious issues are almost always whether there was any touching (i.e., did the complained of behaviour take place at all), was there consent, and did the accused take all reasonable steps.