1Part 1The following terms will be defined according to Pennsylvania State Laws.Sexual assault●In the State of Pennsylvania, sexual assault is defined when an offender engages in anysexual intercourse with an individual without that person’s consent (Age of Consent,2022). This is a crime that can be charged as a felony of the second degree warranting amaximum of 10 years in prison and up to 25,000 in fines (Age of Consent, 2022).Rape●The State of Pennsylvania has multiple variations of what rape is with its core definitionbeing “A person commits a felony of the first degree when the person engages in sexualintercourse with a victim..”(Age of Consent, 2022).○That has a mental disability○‘By administering or employing, without the knowledge of the victim, drugs,intoxicants, or other means’(Age of Consent, 2022).○That is unconscious○Using threat or forcible compulsionDrug facilitated sexual assault or rape●In the State of Pennsylvania, the administration of any chemical or drug without thevictim's knowledge engaging in intercourse will be prosecuted as a rape charge. This is afirst degree felony that can have a punishment of up to 20 years in prison and up to$25,000 in fines (Age of Consent, 2022).
