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Recent Examples of molestation
An investigation ensued and the police report uncovered significant information concerning not just the molestation of me but of many other boys over the years.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Here's everything to know about them, two decades after accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation and false imprisonment.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Jackson was charged in a separate child molestation case in 2003 and acquitted on all counts after a 2005 trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Sansue Bee Vang, 58, was found guilty of eight counts of child molestation and three counts of rape following a seven-day trial in February.
—Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The docuseries, which arrives just over a month after the release of Jackson biopic Michael, puts Jackson’s infamous molestation trial back in the spotlight.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Here's everything to know about them, two decades after accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation and false imprisonment.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Jackson was charged in a separate child molestation case in 2003 and acquitted on all counts after a 2005 trial.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Sansue Bee Vang, 58, was found guilty of eight counts of child molestation and three counts of rape following a seven-day trial in February.
—Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The docuseries, which arrives just over a month after the release of Jackson biopic Michael, puts Jackson’s infamous molestation trial back in the spotlight.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestation
Noun
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Religious minorities have long faced persecution in Iraq.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The artist had lived in Poland since 2021 owing to fear of political persecution.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The ride from Aqueduct to Bethpage was pure torture.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Last year, a German court sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland on Monday for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Two children at a Redlands elementary school faced racial harassment, discrimination and teasing for months, resulting in them being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, their mother alleged in a lawsuit filed against the school district.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The Big 12 cites cases where government threats of retaliation, including prosecution and legal harassment, constitute an infringement of the freedom of association.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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But, from the moment that he was sworn in, his fantasies and provocations became American foreign policy.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Consumers can forgive almost anything—controversy, scandal, provocation, even cultural insensitivity—if the party and the product is good enough.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Sore from the torment of her family’s banishment, Espinoza feels the pulse of current events.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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