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necessity of force or deadly force against the attacker. How does the
law define sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault?
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Section 22.011 of the Texas Penal Code classifies sexual assault as a
second degree felony, or under certain circumstances, a first degree
felony. A person commits sexual assault in the State of Texas any
time that person intentionally or knowingly:
•Causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another
person by any means, without that personʼs consent;
•Causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the
sexual organ of the actor, without that personʼs consent;
•Causes the sexual organ of another person, without that
personʼs consent, to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or
sexual organ of another person, including the actor;
•Causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child
by any means;
•Causes the penetration of the mouth of a child by the sexual
organ of the actor;
•Causes the sexual organ of a child to contact or penetrate the
mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the
actor;
•Causes the anus of a child to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual
organ of another person, including the actor; or
•Causes the mouth of a child to contact the anus or sexual
organ of another person, including the actor.
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT
The crime of aggravated sexual assault under Texas law is found in
Section 22.021 and is a first degree felony. Aggravated sexual assault
occurs when a person commits an intentional or knowing action of
sexual assault under Section 22.011, and the person:
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