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molestation

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






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Rep. Tim Bonner, a Republican from Mercer and a former prosecutor who handled child molestation cases, said making the legislation retroactive was the right thing to do.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

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

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

Similarly, while I understand that Dylan Farrow has claimed that Woody Allen molested her as a child, Allen has always denied the molestation allegation and he was never charged with that crime after extensive investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2020

Winfrey held a wide-ranging live interview with Jackson in February 1993, about six months before allegations of child molestation surfaced that August.

From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2020

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




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