Sarah Cook

Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, and his defense attorney Matt Newburg stand during Nassar's sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, Feb. 5, 2018.

What’s the difference between sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape?

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These terms are often used interchangeably by the public, and though the concepts are overlapping, there are important distinctions.