assaulted
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Conviction rates are lower than when the person assaulted was sober.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
"As a result, the jury's unanimous verdict that Donald Trump sexually assaulted and then defamed E. Jean Carroll is now final and cannot be challenged in any court," she added.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Leto, in a statement shared with The Times on Wednesday, denied the allegations raised by the BBC documentary: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
It was the same smell that had assaulted Mark and Alec when they’d approached their own village after chasing down the Berg and marching back.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
