perpetrator
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"Alcohol does not cause gender-based violence and it can never excuse it. Responsibility always lies with the perpetrator," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Authorities are trying to learn how the perpetrator gained access to the beach, including whether they boated over from the other side of the lake, investigators have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
It may be difficult to attribute a sole drone incident to a specific perpetrator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
His conviction was overturned in 2022 when blood evidence ruled him out as the perpetrator.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
“They think the perpetrator drove a light blue Ford.”
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Investigators should pursue witnesses, physical and digital evidence, and the accounts and actions of alleged perpetrators rather than repeatedly requiring a survivor to recount a traumatic event unnecessarily.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
The perpetrators of such violence are rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He said the perpetrators had been arrested, and Russia's ambassador had been summoned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and called for the perpetrators to be prosecuted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
And for me to strap up his arm in a splint would have meant my becoming one of the main perpetrators of the joke.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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