Virginia Sexual Assault Defense
§ 18.2-67.1 (Rape) & § 18.2-67.4 (Sexual Battery) • D.J. Rivera, Esq.
Any person who has sexual intercourse with a complaining witness against their will, by force, threat, or intimidation, or with a minor, or when the victim is mentally incapacitated, is guilty of rape.
Any person who sexually abuses the complaining witness against their will by force, threat, intimidation, or through the use of the victim’s mental incapacity or physical helplessness is guilty of sexual battery.