indecent assault

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Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault at a court hearing in London.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

However, the judge on Wednesday threw out some indecent assault charges that had been included, citing a legal technicality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Odey was acquitted of indecent assault charges by a British court in 2021.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2023

But Batali was acquitted of indecent assault and battery after a Boston judge agreed with Batali’s lawyers that the accuser had credibility issues and that photos suggested the encounter was amicable.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022

In the case of common assaults as opposed to indecent assault, the prosecution seems to have been allowable only when the object of a wanton attack was a free person.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham