Is Sexual Battery and Rape the same thing?
Yes, the term Sexual battery is used to describe both forcible rape and statutory rape (sexual relations with a minor). This includes oral, anal or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sex organ of another, or the anal or vaginal penetration by any other object. Depending on the circumstances, sexual battery can be a capital felony, life felony or a first or second degree felony. Anyone soliciting another to engage in an act that would constitute sexual battery is guilty of a third degree felony.
