perpetrator
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The perpetrator didn’t access other sensitive data, such as credit-card numbers or government-issued identification numbers, according to Coupang.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"The situation is now under control, and the perpetrator will be taken to court today," Chattogram Metropolitan Police spokesman Aminur Rashid told AFP.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"Many women are socialised not to discuss private matters outside the family and may internalise shame that properly belongs to the perpetrator," she says.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Authorities were investigating the incident but did not elaborate on the perpetrator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
This was right in her strike zone: an aggrieved victim, a remorseless alleged perpetrator, and no one taking up the fight.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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