molestation
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Nash, who is out on bail, faces charges of sexual battery, molestation and indecent behavior with a juvenile.
From Seattle Times
His goal was to “root out the corruption of the ruling class, the cabal, to stop the molestation of children and expose the truth to everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times
They recite in unison the dissembling monologue Michael Jackson read on national television to deny allegations of child molestation in 1993, a speech that plays simultaneously on a monitor placed on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times
But perhaps the case that drew the most headlines was the prosecution of staff members at McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach who were accused of child molestation.
From Los Angeles Times
Her work has prompted debate among feminists and the LGBTQ+ community, specifically around age-of-consent laws, and DePape said he believed the professor’s research was promoting pedophilia and the molestation of children.
From Los Angeles Times
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