Legal Definitions - sexual battery

Definition: Sexual battery is a type of sexual assault that involves unwanted touching or groping of a person's intimate body parts without their consent.

Examples:

• A man grabbing a woman's breasts without her permission
• A person forcibly kissing another person
• A person touching someone's genitals without their consent

These examples illustrate sexual battery because they involve non-consensual touching of intimate body parts. Sexual battery is a serious crime that can cause physical and emotional harm to the victim.