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

About a month after Sheridan was arrested, prosecutors moved to dismiss the case after a bystander video surfaced showing clearly that Sheridan hadn’t assaulted Bovino.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 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

Moran told officers that she didn’t know the whereabouts of the individual who assaulted her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Some club on campus was selling Valentine’s Day candy grams and the violently pink posters assaulted me everywhere I went.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi