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molestation

[moh-le-stey-shuhn, mol-e-] / ˌmoʊ lɛˈsteɪ ʃən, ˌmɒl ɛ- /






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A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal has breathed new life into the child molestation cases brought by “Leaving Neverland” subjects Wade Robson and James Safechuck against Michael Jackson’s corporation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2023

Supreme Court reversed the state child molestation convictions of McGirt because he is Native American and the crime occurred on a tribal reservation that was never disestablished by Congress.

From Seattle Times Jun. 21, 2023

Like Jackson, who was acquitted in 2005 of child molestation, Brown is a divisive figure.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2022

Hashtags such as #arrestzubair began trending and exactly a month later, Delhi police called him to question him about a photograph he had posted of a man accused of molestation.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2022

He let Johnny have his rig and also wrote him a pass which would prevent any molestation from the Whig mobs and told Cilia to get a similar pass from the British soldiers.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Steinsapir, who emphasized that the alleged molestations took place in Jackson’s home, not in workplaces, replied, “Could my law firm tell me who I’m allowed to be with in my own home?”

From Washington Times Jul. 26, 2023

Delhi police records released in February showed a small drop in reported rapes and molestations last year, and 10% fall in offences against women overall.

From The Guardian May 4, 2017

To this the German version bears little resemblance: there was merely an orderly demonstration against "molestations" of German girls by Polish officials, and Gustav Gruebner was plugged for no reason at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were tired of these molestations, and it was so easy, so convenient to shield one's self against them!

From Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

The mace and nuts were very good, but must be injured by lying so long, owing to the molestations of the Hollanders, while we had no lime for preserving the nuts.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr




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