Which statement best defines sexual assault?

• A. An aggressive act even without the use of physical force or a weapon
• B. A hostile act that is meant to control, dominate, terrorize and humiliate
• C. A consensual sexual activity between adults
• D. An act of physical assault with weapons

Answer: (B)

Sexual assault involves non-consensual sexual acts driven by a need to control another person. The best statement captures this coercive, abusive dynamic by describing a hostile act meant to control, dominate, terrorize, and humiliate. It emphasizes that consent is absent and that the harm comes from power and coercion, not solely from physical force or weapon use. The other options fall short: one implies aggression without addressing whether consent was present or the broader pattern of coercion; another describes a consensual act between adults; and the last restricts assault to situations involving weapons, which ignores the many non-weapon cases of sexual violence.