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Recent Examples of molestation
Cobb County police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect in two child molestation cases in the county.
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Scores of former students have come forward with allegations of rape and molestation dating to the 1950s.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Joseph, 31, was arrested and charged 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, Florida's Bay County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
But in 2003, Santa Barbara police arrested Jackson on 10 criminal counts, including child molestation, abduction, false imprisonment, and extortion.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Despite the child molestation claims that plagued Jackson for decades, his fans have demonstrated a number of times that the answer is yes.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
In 2005, Jackson was charged with 10 counts, including child molestation, intoxicating a minor with alcohol, and conspiracy, involvingn 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Scores of former students have come forward with allegations of rape and molestation dating to the 1950s.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Joseph, 31, was arrested and charged 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, Florida's Bay County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
But in 2003, Santa Barbara police arrested Jackson on 10 criminal counts, including child molestation, abduction, false imprisonment, and extortion.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Despite the child molestation claims that plagued Jackson for decades, his fans have demonstrated a number of times that the answer is yes.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
In 2005, Jackson was charged with 10 counts, including child molestation, intoxicating a minor with alcohol, and conspiracy, involvingn 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestation
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The boy might have been named Jersey because Ourry was born in St Helier — the capital of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands — after his Huguenot family fled persecution in France, according to the National Trust.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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According to the Refugee Council, many of those arriving by small boat originate from countries experiencing war, persecution or political instability, including Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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According to Sánchez Blanco, González López oversaw the machinery that allowed arbitrary arrests, torture and the defiance of judicial release orders to occur.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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But in a system where torture is endemic and executions are rapidly rising, the stakes for Sotoudeh are higher than ever.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
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At the time, Congress overhauled parts of its opaque workplace complaint system, ended the use of taxpayer money for future harassment settlements, and created new support structures for staff members seeking legal help.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 May 2026
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When Burke was brought to court on misdemeanor assault and harassment charges, prosecutors asked that he be held on $3,000 bail, but, once again, a judge gave him supervised release, according to court documents.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The problem nobody wanted to name Before the announcements, before Jensen’s entrance to stadium-level applause, McDermott opened Day 1 with a provocation.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed German artist prominent in the Neo-Expressionalist movement who had a penchant for provocation and was known for painting images upside down, has died.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Her fiction has long been characterized by gruesome imagery and body horror, often sustained by characters whose psychological torment proves even more distressing than their physical conditions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Donnie Darko is an odyssey of psychological torment for the movie’s lead character.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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