re: Man arrested after he gave wet willy to four-year-old boy

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If a wet willy and the like is "assault" then the whole of the OT should be locked up.

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The whole OT isn't going around sticking their fingers in random kids ears either. Assault can be defined as any unwanted physical contact.

In common law, assault is the act of creating apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with a person. An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm.