Indecent Assault - s135

Question 1

Indecent Assault
- s135 CA 1961
- 7yrs

Answer 1

• Everyone who
• Indecently assaults
• Another person

Question 2

Everyone who

Answer 2

Gender neutral. Proven by judicial notice or circumstantial evidence.

Question 3

Indecent Assault - LEESON

Answer 3

The definition of indecent assault… is an assault accompanied by
circumstances of indecency.

Question 4

Indecency - COURT

Answer 4

Indecency means conduct that right-thinking people would find an affront to the sexual modesty of the complainant.

Question 5

Indecency - DUNN

Answer 5

Indecency must be judged in the light of the time / place / circumstances.

Question 6

Assault

Answer 6

As per s2 CA 1961 -
The act of applying or attempting to apply force to the person of another.

Question 7

Must be proven in Court

Answer 7

• The defendant intentionally assaulted the victim
• The circumstances accompanying the assault were indecent
• The defendant intended the conduct that a reasonable person would find indecent.

Question 8

Another person

Answer 8

Gender neutral, proven by judicial notice or circumstantial evidence.

Question 9

*Victim will be 16 or over, otherwise it’s a s132(3) or s134(3) offence.