indecent assault
noun
: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent
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The sentencing on Monday came after a jury convicted Paris on two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, in connection with an incident in 2020 as a paraprofessional at Southeastern Regional High School in Easton.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
That included two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of threats, and numerous gun charges.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
The ex-data processor for the Boston Transportation Department was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of: rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Williams was sentenced to 17 years for both Jeffrey’s murder and the indecent assault on a child charge that had been pending also in Broward County, but he was freed after only seven years due to prison crowding.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
That included two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of threats, and numerous gun charges.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
The ex-data processor for the Boston Transportation Department was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of: rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Williams was sentenced to 17 years for both Jeffrey’s murder and the indecent assault on a child charge that had been pending also in Broward County, but he was freed after only seven years due to prison crowding.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
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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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