indecent assault

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Another man had also accused Harris of indecent assault, but this charge was among those he was acquitted of.

From BBC

They include Rolf Harris, who went to prison for indecent assault, and Anthony Blunt, the former art adviser to the Queen who turned out to be a Soviet spy.

From BBC

The case in Dedham, Massachusetts, before Judge Paul McCallum was the first to be filed, with prosecutors in July 2021 charging McCarrick with three counts of indecent assault and battery.

From Reuters

However, the judge on Wednesday threw out some indecent assault charges that had been included, citing a legal technicality.

From Los Angeles Times

On Wednesday, the four indecent assault charges, which were all alternative counts, were struck off by the judge, due to a "legal technicality" and not as a result of the prosecution abandoning any allegation.

From BBC