Yes, and fortunately we have laws against assault for just that purpose. ("Assault" means an "act of creating apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with a person" - and most verbal sexual harassment fits that description quite well.)
you forgot part(s).
Truncated:
However, assault requires more than words alone.
Three elements must be established in order to establish tortious assault: first, the plaintiff apprehended immediate physical contact, second, the plaintiff had reasonable apprehension (the requisite state of mind) and third, the defendant's act of interference was intentional (the defendant intended the resulting apprehension). But intent for purposes of civil assault can be either general or specific. Specific intent means that when the defendant acted, he or she intended to cause apprehension of a harmful or unwanted contact. General intent means that the defendant knew with substantial certainty that the action would put someone in apprehension of a harmful or unwanted contact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_(tort)