assaulted

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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

Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Sollenberger found that the woman who alleged Trump sexually assaulted her was interviewed by the FBI at least four times, but the public Epstein files only mention one of those interviews.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

I’m continually assaulted by images of the Kardashians, the ultimate hot-mom clan, who’ve set the bar for the rest of us plebs, showing off their sculpted figures and eerily frozen faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

“You’ll have it,” he cried, and he opened the stove lid and assaulted the fire with the stove lifter until the hairs on his hand curled and charred.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck