Does smacking someone’s ass count as sexual harassment?

Some guy at my college smacked my ass today and I’m not sure if it counts as sexual assault or harassment? It made me feel uncomfortable but I don’t think it’s enough to complain to authority.
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  • I don't think it's enough to complain either but the next time you see him or he does it, turn around and hit him as hard as you can with an open hand but hit him with the butt of your palm. It's a lot like a punch but won't hurt your hand. Yell at him and embarrass the hell out of him. If he tries to retaliate, report him.

  • Yes, it is sexual harassment. It's your ass, a private area, and he doesn't have a right to have his hand there. It would probably suffice to just tell him not to do it again.

    • My friend wants to beat him up, if he tries anything again.

    • ASker: beating him up will only get your friend in trouble. If he does it again, make a formal complaint to the college.

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  • Hmmmm if i was in your place i would have told him to not do it.

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  • As a general rule:
    Assault: touching
    Harrassment: talking

    If you were to complain, he could get in serious trouble.
    Like, expulsion from the college.

    Decide for yourself whether it was minor enough to shrug off or serious enough to report.

  • It's definitely enough to lodge a formal complaint.
    You should talk to someone at Student Services about it, get their counsel on the matter.

    If you ignore this, the fella will just think he can get away with it over and over again.

    If you make a report about it, think of all the other girls who might be saved from his unwanted touching.

  • Yes, yes it does.

  • yep. It is

  • Any touching without your consent is a battery.

  • Touching without consent is assault.

  • "It made me feel uncomfortable"

    THAT is what makes it sexual harassment.

  • Yes. It is

  • this will clear up any doubts you have over what sexual harassment is

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfStd3v330
  • You aren't in a relationship, that's a sexual assault.

  • Yes.

  • It is sexual harassment, report him if you know who it is.

  • This is so weird you have someone smacking a girl's ass and she questions if it's sexual assault.

    While a guy giving a fan a hug is considered sexual harassment.

    Well anyways the answer is yes go report him.

  • Sexual harassment yes, but whether or not it's enough to tell someone is up to you

  • No it doesn’t

    • It is non consensual sexual contact

    • But it’s not like her was doing it to hurt or abuse u... it’s a joke where guys run up and slap a girls asses... at the end of the day, is it really life changing?

    • Cause rape will be life changing... u wouldn’t look at any guy how u did before u got raped

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  • If it's not solicited.

    A girl I used to like, asked me if I wanted to slap her ass one day, and she turned around, and stuck it out there. This was at my old work. I did it. To this day, we don't talk, and that job is gone. The business went under