Some People said:
No, it wasn't. Although, I can see why it looks that way to some people.
For sexual assault to occur, the behavior has to be unwanted. In this case,
TSQ was unsure when the situation occurred, but it wasn't necessarily unwanted. Since it happened, she has decided that she liked what happened, therefore no assault has occurred.
Personally, I follow the Affirmative Consent Standard. That is, I assume I do not have consent unless it is expressly given to me. This guy did not do so; he asked for consent, was initially told no, and then stepped over the line once consent was given. He was taking a huge risk, but this behavior in itself does not necessarily constitute sexual assault.
The Affirmative Consent Standard does not dictate what is and is not assault, it merely provides a reasonable measure for avoiding situations in which it is unclear whether or not consent has been given. Determining what is and is not sexual assault is often difficult. However, asking and then being given permission is less likely to result in an unwanted advance than is just making a move. It is possible to just make a move without asking and it being accepted, and it's possible to be given a clear "yes" and it still being unwanted.
The situation as described, it is unclear whether or not consent was given. Unclear meaning nothing is definite. However,
TSQ has stated she would have put a stop to it if she did not want it to continue, and it seems like her apprehension was more because it was an unexpected event rather than her being coerced, so everything is probably cool with this situation, and similar situations that do involve unwanted advances do not apply to this situation.
Therefore, I vote sexy.