The primary difference between these two criminal charges is that the former is based on sexual contact rather than penetration. A criminal sexual contact or aggravated criminal sexual contact offense also involve much lower penalties than charges for sex assault. Please note that sexual contact can mushroom into sexual assault if the sexual abuse involves a victim who is 13 years or younger. Conduct that would otherwise result into a criminal sexual contact charge is transformed into a 2C:14-2 offense where a child of this age is involved.
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