Is Sexual Harassment The Same Thing As Sexual Assault?

While both terms are based on sexual abuse, that is about as far as the two have in terms of similarities.  Sexual harassment generally refers to a civil claim for a form of non-criminal harassment, typically in the workplace, that is of a sexual nature. Pressuring a co-worker to have sex and utilizing employment superiority to accomplish this objective is a common variety of sexual harassment. Conversely, sexual assault is a serious criminal offense based on allegations that the defendant essentially forced the victim to have some form of intercourse.