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Recent Examples of molestation
According to reports, the reshoots centered on the film’s third act, which was set to delve into the child molestation accusations against Jackson.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The two-night docuseries event recounts Michael Jackson’s acquittal on child molestation charges.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Aug. 2025
Lawsuits that Grieco and his firm filed in recent months detail sordid accusations against Smyth, including those of rape and molestation.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The ensuing episode, which features an interview with the comedian Shane Gillis, includes jokes about an Emmett Till bio-pic and child molestation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The two-night docuseries event recounts Michael Jackson’s acquittal on child molestation charges.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Aug. 2025
Lawsuits that Grieco and his firm filed in recent months detail sordid accusations against Smyth, including those of rape and molestation.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The ensuing episode, which features an interview with the comedian Shane Gillis, includes jokes about an Emmett Till bio-pic and child molestation.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestation
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Soliman moved to the United States in 2014 after escaping torture and persecution from the Egyptian government for his work assisting journalists to cover pro-democracy movements, his supporters have said.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, was deported in March to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Afghan, who asked to remain anonymous, has lived for months at a time without leaving his home, fearful of retribution, and torture, from the Taliban.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Turpins ultimately ended up entering a guilty plea to 14 felony counts, including charges of cruelty, torture and false imprisonment.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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She was ultimately charged with one class B misdemeanor for electronic communications harassment, and two more class B misdemeanors for electronic disclosure of personal identifying information.—
Ryan Coleman September 2,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Justice Defenders operates with a combination of federal money and in-kind ABA contributions, using the funds to support human rights defenders facing criminal charges, frivolous lawsuits and harassment.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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His patrons in Cuba, Iran, and Russia will likely see this provocation by the United States as a show of strength, rather than an invitation to retaliate.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was appointed to co-lead the Documentary Film Initiative at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, working to support new research, analysis, innovation and provocation around core issues facing the documentary field.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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