[mixmastamyk]

I'll be a little more blunt because you two seem to be incapable of subtlety.

The dictionary definition of assault is "a violent attack, or threat of..." https://www.dictionary.com/browse/assault

Neither of those things happened according to our current, best knowledge, or at the time of the statements.

At best, we can say a third-party did the threatening beforehand. A third-party that was neither Minsky or Stallman.

To clarify further, assault does not mean... "ooh, I did something bad and failed to verify something I'm required to, but didn't want to, because reasons…". Expanding the definition of assault to include any poor behavior under the sun (in order to score virtue/outrage points) does not help anyone.

IANAL, and until we know more, I'd say a more accurate term for Minsk's misdeeds would be statutory-rape and perhaps "negligence."