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child molestation

Noun

Meaning

child molestation (uncountable)

(crime) Sexual abuse of a child by an adult or older child.
Synonyms: child sexual abuse, child sex abuse
Hyponym: child abuse

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it. Jane Campion

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