indecent assault
noun
: an offensive sexual act or series of acts exclusive of rape committed against another person without consent
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The ex-data processor for the Boston Transportation Department was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of: rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Williams was sentenced to 17 years for both Jeffrey’s murder and the indecent assault on a child charge that had been pending also in Broward County, but he was freed after only seven years due to prison crowding.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
He was convicted of indecent assault and battery of a 7-year-old female.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
Owens’ mother then contacted the authorities, and the pair were arrested on several charges, including indecent assault.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Williams was sentenced to 17 years for both Jeffrey’s murder and the indecent assault on a child charge that had been pending also in Broward County, but he was freed after only seven years due to prison crowding.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
He was convicted of indecent assault and battery of a 7-year-old female.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
Owens’ mother then contacted the authorities, and the pair were arrested on several charges, including indecent assault.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 16 May 2025
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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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