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Recent Examples of molestation
Josh admitted to the molestation accusations but was never charged.
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Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Among those arrested was Walther Ramiro Hernandez-Ortiz, an 18-year-old from Honduras, who faces charges including lewd and lascivious behavior, battery, and molestation of a victim under 12 years old, according to ICE.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
An Independence pastor was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to child molestation charges.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Bautista also pleaded to an additional count of continuous child molestation and admitted to allegations of serious and violent felonies on each count, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Shayne Medeiros, 38, of Fairhaven, has received a sentence of 26 years in state prison that will be followed by 10 years of supervised probation, for a slew of child molestation charges.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
He was arrested on two counts of molestation of a child, and his bail was set at $250,000.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The six-person jury, made up of five men and one woman, convicted Ramos-Aviles of three of seven lewd and lascivious molestation charges for each of the three victims.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
According to reports, the reshoots centered on the film’s third act, which was set to delve into the child molestation accusations against Jackson.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Among those arrested was Walther Ramiro Hernandez-Ortiz, an 18-year-old from Honduras, who faces charges including lewd and lascivious behavior, battery, and molestation of a victim under 12 years old, according to ICE.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
An Independence pastor was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to child molestation charges.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Bautista also pleaded to an additional count of continuous child molestation and admitted to allegations of serious and violent felonies on each count, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Shayne Medeiros, 38, of Fairhaven, has received a sentence of 26 years in state prison that will be followed by 10 years of supervised probation, for a slew of child molestation charges.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
He was arrested on two counts of molestation of a child, and his bail was set at $250,000.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The six-person jury, made up of five men and one woman, convicted Ramos-Aviles of three of seven lewd and lascivious molestation charges for each of the three victims.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
According to reports, the reshoots centered on the film’s third act, which was set to delve into the child molestation accusations against Jackson.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestation
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The conditions that prompted large numbers of migrants to leave countries such as Venezuela, Haiti and Cuba — poverty, hunger, insecurity, political upheaval, persecution — have not changed, Saldivar said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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At the northeast corner of the Sahara Desert, its vast wilderness marks the final leg on the African continent for those fleeing war, persecution, and lack of opportunity in search of a better life.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Horrific torture videos are currently circulating on social media — and being sent to families around the world.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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Online attacks against Banda escalated after her recognition for FIFPRO Women's World 11, prompting the NWSL to issue a statement denouncing all forms of harassment and affirming support for Banda and all players.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fortunately, Marty, posing as a federal agent here to arrest Lee for harassment, bursts through the One Well doors in the nick of time.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The provocation was that five circuit court nominations had been defeated with a filibuster for the first time in American history.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
2 Nov. 2025
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An ambitious provocation, the book calls for a single-party system of government that ostensibly gives power back to the people (even if it’s been published by a shady corporation with its own interests in mind).—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Scream With Me expands on this argument with its analysis of The Exorcist, a movie that Johnson interprets as a parable about physical abuse; its male demon torments and beats a single working mother and her child.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Allen White, who always seems to do inchoate torment so well, makes a fine Springsteen.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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