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Recent Examples of molestation
In 2004, Kiesle was sentenced to six years in prison amid a new wave of molestation charges, this time related to the abuse of a child at his Truckee vacation home in 1995.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
The charges come a day after her husband Joseph Duggar was charged with molestation.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Duggar was also charged earlier this week with lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older in connection with the allegations.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
There, he is charged with molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said in a news release this week.
—Janat Batra, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Joseph Duggar received eight additional charges on Friday after being arrested earlier this week on child molestation charges.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Joseph Duggar was arrested out of state and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior – molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Reports of abuse The New York Times investigation detailed the molestation and abuse by Chavez of two women who were teens at the time the events took place.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Gregory Lee Vogelsang, a Roseville resident, was convicted in August 1999 of more than two dozen child molestation and kidnapping charges involving five boys.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
The charges come a day after her husband Joseph Duggar was charged with molestation.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Duggar was also charged earlier this week with lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older in connection with the allegations.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
There, he is charged with molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said in a news release this week.
—Janat Batra, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Joseph Duggar received eight additional charges on Friday after being arrested earlier this week on child molestation charges.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Joseph Duggar was arrested out of state and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior – molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Reports of abuse The New York Times investigation detailed the molestation and abuse by Chavez of two women who were teens at the time the events took place.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Gregory Lee Vogelsang, a Roseville resident, was convicted in August 1999 of more than two dozen child molestation and kidnapping charges involving five boys.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestation
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Abrego Garcia, a native of El Salvador who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, was deported last 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,
20 Mar. 2026
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Chief among these is a British partition plan, well under way, to establish an Israeli state in Palestine; Jewish refugees, fleeing persecution in Europe, are already arriving en masse and building settlements in the countryside.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over the decades there have been many reports of abuse endured by migrant workers in the region, including passport confiscation, wage theft and violence — including torture and death.—
Ashley Westerman,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Human rights groups in Iran say that his confession was obtained through torture.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Adults who disclose abuse or harassment by employers risk losing their jobs and economic security.—
Anne P. DePrince,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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Find more information on how to report workplace harassment and discrimination on the Department of Human Rights' website.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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South Korea’s national security council called the launches a provocation that violated United Nations Security Council resolutions that bans any ballistic activities by North Korea.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sure, Gaultier was nicknamed the enfant terrible of fashion in his early days, so provocation is part of the brand’s vernacular.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026
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For example, Madrazo’s depiction of the daughters of El Cid echoes Yáñez’s treatment of Sebastian’s torments, and Guerrero has deeply studied Spanish baroque painting.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Co-creators Dave Willis and Casper Kelly set out to make a show that explored the distinct, soul-sucking torment of working in Hell.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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