indecent assault
noun
: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent
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In 2019, prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped indecent assault and battery charges filed against Spacey after a man claimed the actor had groped him at a Nantucket bar.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
Oh Young-soo was convicted of indecent assault in South Korea after an actress accused him of inappropriately touching and kissing her, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
Oh Young-soo was convicted of indecent assault in South Korea after an actress accused him of inappropriately touching and kissing her, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
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indecent assault
noun
in·de·cent as·sault
(ˈ)in-ˈdēs-ᵊnt-ə-ˈsȯlt 
: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent
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