… Sexual Assault … Sexual Assault … What is Sexual Assault? Sexual assault occurs when someone is coerced or forced into any type of physical or sexual contact. You may know of sexual assault as "rape", "date … Rape: When a person has experienced date rape and/or acquaintance rape, they have been coerced into sexual activity by someone they know. The perpetrator is almost always a man, and though both men and women can be raped, women are most often …