Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Virginia

A conviction in criminal court would involve the Commonwealth having to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the massager committed assault & battery, sexual battery, and/or some similar criminal act. (Until it's been clarified as to

exactly what the alleged sexual misconduct, i.e., the specific acts, consisted

of, it would be impossible to categorize the crime.)

The client could also sue civilly for assault & battery in civil court but

would only have to prove the case by a preponderance of the evidence, a much

lower evidentiary standard than the proof beyond reasonable doubt that

would be required in criminal court.