Sexual assault

(1) Every person who intentionally touches another person, that touching being sexual in nature, without that person's consent or a reasonable belief that that person consents, and where the touching involved– (a) that person's vagina, penis, anus, breast or any other part of that person's body; or (b) that person being made to touch the person's vagina, penis, anus or breast or any other part of the person's body, commits an offence and is liable – (i) where that person is sixteen years or over at the time the offence was committed, on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment of five years or on conviction on indictment to a term of imprisonment for ten years; or (ii) where that person was under sixteen years at the time the offence was committed, on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment for a term of seven years or on conviction on 49 indictment to a term of imprisonment for twelve years. (2) Whether a belief is reasonable is to be determined having regards to all the circumstances, including the steps the person has taken to ascertain whether the other person consents. Rape and Like Crimes