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If you are married is it still against the law for your husband to touch you when you ask him not to and are asleep?
Seattle, WA
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Posted 2 months ago in Divorce / Separation
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My husband says I cant do anything about him touching me because we are married. I would go to sleep and ask/beg him to please let me sleep and not to touch me because I didnt want to be intimate and was asleep and wasnt consenting. And often times I would wake up with his hands down my pants and touching me. I would then get very upset and start to cry and ask him to leave the house and he would get upset and say he doesnt know why he does this and he is sorry. Is he right that I cant do anything about that?
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Yale Lewis III
This attorney is licensed in Washington.
Posted 2 months ago.
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it is never o.k. for him to touch you if you don't want him to touch you. The fact that you are married makes a rape charge far more difficult to prosecute, but, ethically, he shouldn't touch you if you don't want to be touched. if he can't control his behavior, your option is to leave.
you should go to counseling 
Alan Scott Funk
This attorney is licensed in Washington and 1 other state.
Posted 2 months ago.
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Sexual contact without consent is a crime.
Sexual conduct is defined under RCW 7.90.010(a) "Any intentional or knowing touching or fondling of the genitals, anus, or breasts, directly or indirectly, including through clothing." You may want to contact the police. You may want to file a sexual assault protection order under RCW 7.90 et al. Click on the link below for information regarding sexual assault. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=7.90 I recommend that you contact a domestic violence advocate, (click below). http://www.metrokc.gov/dvinfo/dv5_0.htm The type of behavior you describe is not acceptable and should not be tolerated for even one more day. |
