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- noun Plural form of
molestation .
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Examples
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It is wrong to define these incidents as child "rapes" because an Oxford Dictionary definition of rape says: "RAPE - is the act of forcing a woman to have sexual intercourse against her will" Thus we think these incidents must be defined as molestations and attempted murders because there is no way that a man can negotiate to have a sexual intercourse with a five-month-old baby.
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I believe that if you run the numbers you will find that there was a much higher percentage of school employee molestations than Priest molestations (on a per capita basis per number of teachers or Priests).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Remarkable Window into Amnesty International’s Worldview 2010
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Child molestations are far worse in schools by school employees than they are in churches by church employees (per capita — i.e., per teacher or per Priest).
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In stats of teacher-student molestations in a 9-state study, the homosexuals were more likely to molest, proportionate to their numbers in the population.
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There ARE more molestations by heteros because there are more heteros.
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The alleged molestations where minor in comparison to the psychological manipulation he engaged in to maneuver children into compliance.
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In her new book, Dancing Lessons, Burke discusses the details of her molestations, which began when she was 5.
Cheryl Burke: I Have "No Shame" Over Being Molested As a Child 2011
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As an example: child molestations are allegedly higher, both in absolute terms and on the basis of molestations per adult, in the public schools (i.e., molestations per teacher higher than per Priest).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Remarkable Window into Amnesty International’s Worldview 2010
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The report said Cardinal Bevliacqua was aware that some priests in the diocese were engaged in "massive amounts of child molestations and sexual assaults" over many years.
Cardinal Bevilacqua Dies Peter Loftus 2012
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I presume this is agreement, not disagreement, with my point regarding child molestations.
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