indecent assault
noun
: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent
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He was arraigned on Aug. 19 for indecent assault and battery on a person 14 years or older and arrested on Sept. 11.
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
In 2018, production was confronted with news that Season 14 contestant Lincoln Adim had once been arrested for indecent assault and battery.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2018, producers discovered after the fact that Lincoln Adim, one of the contestants on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette, had been arrested for indecent assault and battery after groping a woman on a harbor cruise.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Feeley was living at the same home on Pleasant Street when he was charged with one count of aggravated rape of a child and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, according to the Herald.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
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Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
In 2018, production was confronted with news that Season 14 contestant Lincoln Adim had once been arrested for indecent assault and battery.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
In 2018, producers discovered after the fact that Lincoln Adim, one of the contestants on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette, had been arrested for indecent assault and battery after groping a woman on a harbor cruise.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Feeley was living at the same home on Pleasant Street when he was charged with one count of aggravated rape of a child and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, according to the Herald.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
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indecent assault
noun
in·de·cent as·sault
(ˈ)in-ˈdēs-ᵊnt-ə-ˈsȯlt 
: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent
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