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Read Next California Elementary school counselor accused of molesting 13 children in California
May 1, 2025 12:34 PM
This story was originally published May 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Raul Rodriguez Ramirez, 27, of Lansing, Illinois, is charged with two Level 1 felony counts of molesting a child younger than 14, one Level 4 felony charge of molesting a child younger than 14, and a Level 5 felony of child exploitation.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The father of an autistic boy allegedly caught an in-home behavioral therapist molesting his son at the family’s Garden Grove residence, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
The order ultimately settled claims by 13 people in 2004 who said they had been molested by Murphy.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Raul Rodriguez Ramirez, 27, of Lansing, Illinois, is charged with two Level 1 felony counts of molesting a child younger than 14, one Level 4 felony charge of molesting a child younger than 14, and a Level 5 felony of child exploitation.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The father of an autistic boy allegedly caught an in-home behavioral therapist molesting his son at the family’s Garden Grove residence, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
The order ultimately settled claims by 13 people in 2004 who said they had been molested by Murphy.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molest
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Cameras are expected to return to Broward County’s special-needs classrooms to help parents determine whether their child may have been abused or mistreated at school.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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The Russian leader would be the cleaning lady who was overlooked and mistreated by the scientists in the good old days but who, uh, showed those silly male scientists who the real boss was when the zombies showed up.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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That one also violated the rules of golf, as the heel of a putter to the toe must not exceed seven inches.—
Brooks Peck,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Unintentional bias or disproportionate outcomes alone do not violate the statute.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In her complaint, Ortiz alleges she was bullied, harassed and neglected by staff in the school district, including her special education manager.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Cuomo harassed at least 11 women, according to a report from New York Attorney General Letitia James.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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Anyone who has seen the video knows that he was fully handcuffed after having been manhandled to the ground.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 June 2025
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Federal agents manhandled him out of the room, shoved him down onto his knees and handcuffed him.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 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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The system that is now targeting and brutalizing immigrants of color has a long history of targeting and brutalizing Black, brown, and Indigenous communities across this country.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Musk is a man who grew up under Apartheid in South Africa, where Black South Africans were brutalized for decades.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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At least 968 civilians were killed and over 4,800 injured.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Clark has been injured and has struggled lately, going just 13-of-47 from three-point territory in her last three games and missing six of the Indiana Fever's 16 games this season.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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For years, Griffin never talked about being bullied as a child.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Well, in Alva’s case, in the months after her very public divorce, the New York Times society column straight up bullied her by writing stories about all the super fun parties and balls her sister-in-law Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt threw while Alva was in exile.—
Alexis Nedd,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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