molestation
Criminal sexual contact
Molestation is the act of subjecting someone to unwanted sexual contact, especially a child.
The word carries strong legal and moral weight: He was charged with child molestation.
An older, now rare sense means simply to bother or disturb—to molest someone's peace—but the sexual meaning has almost entirely displaced it in contemporary usage.
One still alive after
- child victimMinor who suffered harm
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- disclosureAct of revealing information
reporting · recovery · therapy · advocacy · protection
Adult sexually attracted to children
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- abuserOne who mistreats others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- groomerOne who tends coats
masher · rapist · sex offender · perpetrator
Pursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- mandatory reportingLegal duty to notify authorities
- statute of limitationsLegal deadline for claims
- sex crimeIllegal sexual act
felony · indictment · registry · restraining order · investigation · testimony
survivor
One still alive after
- child victimMinor who suffered harm
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
disclosure · reporting · recovery · therapy · advocacy · protection
pedophile
Adult sexually attracted to children
groomer · masher · rapist · sex offender · perpetrator
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- mandatory reportingLegal duty to notify authorities
- statute of limitationsLegal deadline for claims
sex crime · felony · indictment · registry · restraining order · investigation · testimony
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- wrongdoingscrime, crimes, sin, sins, wrongdoing
- crueltycruelty, brutality, inhumanity, viciousness, ruthlessness
- Sex Crimesrape, sexual assault, statutory rape, sexual battery, sexual violence
- church scandalspriest abuse, cover-up, cover-ups, coverups, sexual misconduct
- sex crimes lawsexual abuse, statutory rape, sexual assault, consent laws, sex offender registry
molestationprotection
Guarding against harm
aid · assistance · care · help · safeguarding