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sexual abuse

[ sek-shoo-uhl uh-byoos ]

noun

  1. nonconsensual touching of a person for one’s own sexual gratification or for the sexual gratification of someone else, especially when the nonconsenting party is a child:

    When children experience sexual abuse, it is rarely a stranger perpetrating the crime, but more commonly an authority figure or other adult they know.



sexual abuse

  1. Unwanted sexual activity forced on a person by another through coercion or threats.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sexual abuse1

First recorded in 1875–80 in the sense “masturbation”
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For the Catholic Church, no aspect of Pope Francis' record is more sensitive or contentious than his handling of the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy.

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I hadn’t been here long before the local franchise of the Catholic Church firmly established itself as one of the more egregious offenders in a sprawling sexual abuse scandal.

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Garcia-Aquino is charged with murder and several counts of sexual abuse against two other players stemming from allegations dating back to 2022.

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In contrast to the Conservatives, Labour were "implementing existing recommendations" of the 2022 national inquiry into child sexual abuse and "providing for local inquiries", he said.

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The vote is the culmination of years of fighting by victims, who argued that no one had paid the price for the rampant sexual abuse they said they suffered in county custody.

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