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Jahmel Raemone Kegler is being held without bond on charges of statutory rape of a child under 15 years of age and indecent liberties with a child, the Southern Pines Police Department reported in a March 5 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Anything that would seem indecent to a policeman—a drawing of a big cock—[would get them in trouble].—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
26 Feb. 2026
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Her jeans are filthy; her blonde hair hangs in loose, greasy strings; bruises speckle her thin arms, and there’s a patch of blood above her right eye.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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Allegations of betting on suicide Like other detainees, Ramsingh said that between cleanings, the rooms, restrooms and showers were often filthy and infested with insects.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The emails were originally unearthed during a sweeping internal affairs investigation, which revealed in 2015 that Miami Beach officers had exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist and pornographic messages via their city email accounts.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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According to the criminal complaint, the victims told police that Meyers asked them to send nude photos or make pornographic videos.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Orient Express Corinthian, set to become the world’s largest sailing cruise ship, measures 721 feet in length and has a 25,200-gross-ton displacement.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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When negotiations first started more than a year ago, the union was asking for 40% of gross revenue and had come down to 26% before the marathon in-person bargaining session Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Lewd and vulgar language is banned.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Bauder admonished the crowd several times for being too noisy, and police removed a protester who yelled vulgar comments.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This Valentine’s Day, why not treat yourself to a perfume that beckons lustful strangers in a way not seen since Monica Bellucci at that Sicilian piazza in Malèna.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two admit to having always loved each other (that's not a spoiler; the book is nearly 200 years old) and begin a steamy, lustful affair.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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David Allen Funston, 64, pleaded not guilty Monday in Placer County Superior Court to a felony charge alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 tied to a 1996 case in Roseville.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Funston, 64, was arraigned during Monday morning’s brief hearing on a felony charge of committing lewd or lascivious acts on a child younger than 14 years old.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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David Allen Funston, 64, pleaded not guilty Monday in Placer County Superior Court to a felony charge alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 tied to a 1996 case in Roseville.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Funston, 64, was arraigned during Monday morning’s brief hearing on a felony charge of committing lewd or lascivious acts on a child younger than 14 years old.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Perversive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversive. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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