Question to Legal Experts:
Is groping considered assault and battery?
In B-law we were told that assault was threatening someone with violence and battery was when you actually did it. Unwanted groping seems to fit that definition. Not sure if it varies from state to state but that was what we learned in TX.
It would probably be considered sexual battery (depending on the state,) which is more serious than simple battery.
Some states swap the terms assault and battery, so in some states, the unwanted groping would be considered sexual assault.
Evidently it is by some. I'm expecting the birth rate to drop off soon........LOL.