assault

As a policy, The Times does not identify sexual assault victims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

A man who was hailed a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach shooters in December has had assault charges against him dropped by police.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The August 1945 assault by the United States killed more than 210,000 people, including many from the effects of radiation exposure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Represented pro bono by the Deborah Project, which defends Jews who are under assault in education, they could afford to keep fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

So they both lived, delighting in their own devices, and feared no assault, nor wrath, nor any end of their wickedness.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Homeland Security has previously told news outlets it does not have a “domestic terrorist” database, but said it monitors incidents of “threats, assaults and obstruction” of its officers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Gemma said she wanted victims to feel empowered to report sexual assaults.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

How much will this hamper future criminal investigations of robberies, assaults, and other serious crimes?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

She was not frightened by rumors of robberies and assaults, but, somehow, she was reluctant to go for Brigid’s sake.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

"I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," the 54-year-old actor said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 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

A psychiatrist who decided he could not detain Valdo Calocane under the Mental Health Act after he assaulted a flatmate said the Nottingham attacks killer "wished to take control" during his assessment.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

He could just as easily have said twenty minutes, and now that he was alone, assaulted by what city people regard as raucous silence, he wished he had said five minutes.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

The man hailed a hero for tackling one of the gunmen who killed 15 people at Bondi Beach has pleaded not guilty to allegedly assaulting his father, a Sydney court has heard.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

First Minister John Swinney has apologised to a Dundee girl who brandished weapons at a Bulgarian man who was later convicted of assaulting her, after previously warning against "misinformation" around the incident.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago, people familiar with the probe said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

As ProPublica and others have reported, citizens — including Garcia Venegas — accused of assaulting officers have not always been charged with assault.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

His family watched him leave, then fanning out in well-drilled squads they set about assaulting the long-standing dust from the recesses and corners of the massive house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy