Year: 2024

| Sex Crimes

Can A Victim Of Sexual Assault Drop the Charge?

March 26, 2024

In New Jersey, the crime of sexual assault, or rape, requires an act of sexual penetration with another person, under circumstances to make the act illegal, such as acting without the victim’s permission or with the use of physical force or coercion. It is also sexual assault if the victim...

| Sex Crimes

What Is Sexual Battery in New Jersey?

March 12, 2024

In New Jersey, sexual assault is the legal term for the crime of rape. Sexual battery is essentially the same crime. A charge of sexual assault or sexual battery may become aggravated sexual assault or battery in certain circumstances, such as with the use of a weapon or if the...