… Task Force … Title IX Task Force … Sexual Misconduct / Title IX Task Force FACTS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT Sexual assault is a crime of violence. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of all sexual assaults involve the use of weapons, or the threat of violence or death. Rapists … with the intent to place the victim or victim’s immediate family in fear for their safety. According to California Penal Code 646.9, the victim does not have to prove that the stalker had the intent to carry out the threat. Any sexual violence …