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UNDERSTANDING WHAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS -

Sexual violence is the use of sexual actions and words that are unwanted by and/or harmful to another person. Some of these actions are defined as crimes by Minnesota statutes.
Some experiences of sexual violence are hurtful violations of personal boundaries but may not rise to the level of a crime.
However, that does not diminish the victim’s experience of being harmed. Sexual violence is widespread. Sexual violence is wrong and harmful.
Sexual violence is a term used to include the many types of sexual harm including (but not limited to) sexual assault, child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, alcohol facilitated sexual assault, and sexual harassment.
Sexual violence is a broad term that covers many actions. There are three different types of sexual violence and each can overlap with one another.
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