He was accused of 'assault'. = He was charged with 'assault'. = 'Assault' charges were brought against him.
He came 'under assault' for his unusual beliefs. [=he was severely criticized for his unusual beliefs]
He was found guilty of 'sexual assault'. [=the crime of touching someone in an unwanted sexual way]
(..) He got a very strict Southern Baptist upbringing. Somewhere along the line they fell short. Victor dabbled in drugs, armed robbery and assault, spent time... in prison for the attempted rape of a minor. His lawyer made sure that didn't last long. By the way... the lawyer was Eli Gould, (..)1995 Se7en