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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...
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...
Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in programs and activities at elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities that receive federal funding. In addition to cases of sexual discrimination in programs, Title IX is often applied to allegations of sexua
For most people, few things are more off-putting than finding out that someone you are dealing with is a convicted sex offender. Sex crimes are considered to be among the most harmful intrusions into another person’s life. New Jersey imposes punishments for sex crime charges that include lifetime
Getting accused or convicted of drunk driving in New Jersey is considerably less bad than it is in other states. Sure, the fees, fines, and surcharges are expensive, but DWI is not a crime in New Jersey, so you just go to traffic court like you would do for failure...
