Assault
Assault noun - The act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse.
Usage example: the body of the murdered woman also showed signs of assault
Statutory rape and assault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Statutory rape" instead a noun "Assault".
Statutory rape
Statutory rape noun - Sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly).
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Assault and statutory rape are semantically related. You can use "Assault" instead a noun phrase "Statutory rape".
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The defendant has been found guilty of the following crimes: 38 counts of murder; Forced entry; 24 counts of statutory rape; 13 counts of sodomy; 12 counts of aggravated assault; 10 counts of theft of private property; and one count of treason against the government of the United States of America.
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The end result is that Rainbow Dash ends up arrested for statutory rape (fortunately overturned when the facts are made clear) while Lightning Dust is arrested for public disturbance and assault with a table, and gets into trouble with her parents (Spitfire and Soarin').
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