How to Use indecent assault in a Sentence

indecent assault

noun
  • Among their claims were rape and indecent assault against children.
    — Angela Dewan and Hilary McGann, CNN, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Masse was charged in June with indecent assault and has not yet entered a plea.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN, 25 July 2022
  • Becker was charged with two counts of rape, and one count of indecent assault and battery.
    — Jill Filipovic, Cosmopolitan, 24 Aug. 2016
  • Forand is also charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And Mario Batali has been found not guilty of indecent assault and battery.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022
  • Cosby was convicted last week of three counts of indecent assault.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 4 May 2018
  • Spacey still faces a criminal charge of indecent assault and battery.
    — Washington Post, 8 July 2019
  • Khalid Hussain was convicted of one count of indecent assault and one count of rape.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2018
  • He was found guilty of 35 counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency.
    — SI.com, 4 July 2018
  • The 69-year-old pleaded guilty to 18 counts of indecent assault.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • He was charged for indecent assault, and pleaded guilty, in 2005.
    — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
  • He was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery in May 2022.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • He was convicted of indecent assault and battery of a 7-year-old female.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
  • The man on the right is wanted in connection to an indecent assault and battery Wednesday night.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Some of the acts, as alleged in the lawsuits, could meet the criteria for indecent assault under Texas law.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Goines, 52, still faces a charge of indecent assault, which is a Class A misdemeanor, the records show.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Todd faces 21 new rape charges, 59 new counts of indecent assault and battery and one count of assault with intent to rape.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Celebrity chef Mario Batali was found not guilty of indecent assault and battery Tuesday.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 May 2022
  • Hill was jailed in 2002 after pleading guilty to six offenses of indecent assault against three boys.
    — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Spacey, who has denied the groping the teen, pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery in January.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 27 June 2019
  • The second jury found Cosby guilty of all three counts of felony indecent assault, and he was sentenced to state prison for between three-and-ten years.
    — Natalie Hope McDonald, Vulture, 30 June 2021
  • Torres was awaiting trial for charges of rape of a child with force and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years old, police said.
    — Christine Mui, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Later, Cosby was convicted on three counts of indecent assault and sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison.
    — Justin Carissimo, CBS News, 30 June 2021
  • The former House of Cards star pleaded not guilty to the charge of indecent assault and battery in January.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2019
  • Rose, who had served as head of the police union, was arrested last summer and charged with multiple counts of indecent assault of a child under 14.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2021
  • Meanwhile, in June Weinstein faced more charges, this time in London, for indecent assault.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Becker pleaded to two counts of indecent assault and battery of a person older than 14, and the district attorney asked for two years of jail time.
    — Jill Filipovic, Cosmopolitan, 24 Aug. 2016
  • Court paperwork shows Deshong is facing charges of harassment, indecent assault and stalking.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Douglas is charged with 10 counts of indecent assault that allegedly took place while he was licensed to give massage therapy services.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Court documents show that McCarrick is charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over.
    — CBS News, 29 July 2021

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