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Recent Examples of molest
Parents tell police their concerns were dismissed In November 2024, a 5-year-old girl told her parents that her day care teacher had molested her.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
Read Next Florida Soccer coach molested 9-year-old boy, Florida suit says.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
In 1992, the first allegations were made that Allen molested his daughter.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 May 2025
According to his lawsuit, S.G. was molested by four separate employees, including one woman.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
Read Next Florida Soccer coach molested 9-year-old boy, Florida suit says.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
In 1992, the first allegations were made that Allen molested his daughter.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 May 2025
According to his lawsuit, S.G. was molested by four separate employees, including one woman.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
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Women are often mistreated with aggressive surgical techniques that can be avoided.—
Nkem Osian,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
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In court, McGuire's parents, Debbie and Glenn McGuire, alleged that Young mistreated their daughter, per ABC.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Under the proposal, violating the permit restrictions would carry a $150 fine.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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Then, in November 2023, a mistrial was declared in a federal trial over whether Hankison violated the civil rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and neighbors after the jury could not come to a decision.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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And during the four years Hughes has worked the Apache side, gathering free-ranging horses on a government contract, horse advocates have harassed and threatened Hughes, her employees, and even her family.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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Gregory has allegedly harassed West-Williams on several other occasions.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 July 2025
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He can be physically manhandled when attempting to seal powerful defensive ends and needs to be more assertive with his hands to keep his target engaged as a run blocker.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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So maybe the real culprit is the attempt to manhandle her sensibility into a studio-horror sequel.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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One to One concert the duo organized as a response to Geraldo Rivera’s truly shocking exposé of the Willowbrook institution, where children with disabilities were horrifically maltreated and abused.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Even the first stage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine - on the pretext of protecting Russian speakers being maltreated - parallels Hitler’s sending shock troops into Czechoslovakia to purportedly safeguard German speakers along the Czech borderlands.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Victims who spoke out really were emotionally brutalized.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Prosecutors say that behind the veil of his larger-than-life public persona, Combs was for years brutalizing vulnerable women with assistance from members of a criminal enterprise, who helped to keep his victims compliant and provoke fear in anyone perceived to threaten his power and control.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
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Shooting comes 3 years after another incident The July 25 shooting comes less than three years after another fatal attack at a University of New Mexico housing building left one student dead and three campus visitors injured.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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The judge’s comments were consistent with Rocco’s argument that his son missing the game would irreparably injure him.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 July 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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After all, living with a drunk step-mom, being bullied at school, and failing all her classes isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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“Molest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molest. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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