molester
One who assaults
A molester is someone who sexually abuses another person, especially a child.
The term almost always implies repeated predatory behavior: a convicted child molester, a known molester in the neighborhood.
While the verb molest can mean simply to bother or disturb, molester carries specifically sexual connotations in contemporary usage.
One who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- abuserOne who mistreats others
- convictJailed offender after trial
felon · sex offender · registry · prosecution · conviction · sentencing · incarceration · parole
One harmed by another
- survivorOne still alive after
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
assault · inappropriate · boundary · violation · trauma · coercion · power · trust
Exposure to harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- warningAlert about danger
- strangerPerson not yet known
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
predatory · risk · safeguarding · protection · awareness · prevention · vigilance · screening
Of the mind
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- fearEmotional response to threat
powerlessness · anxiety · PTSD · flashback · nightmare · dissociation · depression · therapy
offender
One who breaks rules
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- abuserOne who mistreats others
convict · felon · sex offender · registry · prosecution · conviction · sentencing · incarceration · parole · probation
victim
One harmed by another
- survivorOne still alive after
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
exploitation · assault · inappropriate · boundary · violation · trauma · coercion · power · trust · betrayal
danger
Exposure to harm
lurking · predatory · risk · safeguarding · protection · awareness · prevention · vigilance · screening · background check
psychological
Of the mind
fear · powerlessness · anxiety · PTSD · flashback · nightmare · dissociation · depression · therapy · counseling
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- abusersabuser, batterer, beater, brutalizer, bully
- villainsvillain, antagonists, Darth Vader, evil characters, Joker
molest, molested, molestation, molesting, molests, molesters, molestations