Section 265 Criminal Code that deals with assault addresses sexual assault (violation of a person\u2019s sexual integrity without consent) as well. The offender does not necessarily have to have a sexual purpose or an intention to receive sexual pleasure from his act. A mere violation of the victim\u2019s sexual integrity is sufficient to constitute violence under this section.<\/p>\n
Sexual assault attracts a maximum penalty of ten (10) years of imprisonment. Consent plays a major role in this charge to the extent that non-consensual sexual relationship between even spouses is a crime. Consent and honest but mistaken belief in consent (free of recklessness or wilful blindness) are two common defences available in sexual assault charges.<\/p>\n
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