A male guard running his hands over a female prisoner isn't exactly sexual assault, just like a female guard running her hands over a male prisoner isn't sexual assault either. The exact definition of assault is the crime of violence against another person. That is not violence against another person, that is someone doing their job.
Yes it's sad that people who are abused as girls tend repeat the cycle as adults because that's all they know, but it doesn't cause people to become criminals, and I'll have you know that it is a crime in this country to live with another person who is partaking in illegal activities. If you're caught driving in a car with someone with drugs, you are an accomplice. If they throw you in jail for it, it's not because you won't testify against your boyfriend/dad, its because you were involved. Its a crime in the United States to put someone in jail because they won't help you out.
You're basically listening to criminals and feeling sorry for them based on one side of an argument. If I were incarcerated I would say "its not my fault blah blah blah" too.
I'm just saying.

-mb