indecent assault

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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 • Jan. 10, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Odey was cleared of indecent assault charges by a British court in 2021.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

But courts have generally ruled in favor of the prosecution in indecent assault cases in South Korea.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

In the case of common assaults as opposed to indecent assault, the prosecution seems to have been allowable only when the object of a wanton attack was a free person.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham