Sexual Assault Attorney in Clarksville

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Sexual Assault Crimes in Tennessee

• Rape

  This is defined as unwanted sexual penetration performed without the willing consent of the victim and is legally divided into the following crimes:

• Aggravated rape

  (Sexual penetration committed with violent force, through coercion, involving a weapon, inflicting physical or mental injuries, or with a person who the perpetrator knows to be too young, disabled, or mentally incapacitated to provide consent)

• Rape of a child

  (Sexual penetration of a person age 4-12)

• Aggravated rape of a child

  (Rape of a child age 3 or younger)

• Statutory rape

  (Sexual penetration of a minor age 13-14 by someone no less than 4 years older or a 15-17 year old child by someone no less than 5 years older)

• Mitigated statutory rape

  (Sexual penetration of a minor age 15-17 by someone no less than 4 years older)

• Aggravated statutory rape

  (Sexual penetration of a minor age 13-17 by someone 10+ years older)

• Statutory rape by authority

  (Sexual penetration of a child age 13-17 by a trusted professional, guardian, family member, or other supervisor no less than 4 years older, who uses their authority to coerce the child into sexual acts)

• Sexual assault

  This is defined as unwanted sexual contact committed by coercion or force or without the victim’s willing consent. It can fall into either of the following categories:

• Aggravated sexual battery

  (Unwanted sexual contact accompanied by use of a weapon, physical or mental injury, or coercive force, or unwanted sexual contact with someone 13 years old or younger)

• Sexual battery by authority

  (Unwanted sexual contact with a child age 13-17 by a trusted professional, guardian, family member, or other supervisor who uses their authority to coerce the child into sexual acts)