Molest
(verb)
- To subject someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances.
- To interfere with or bother someone in an aggressive or persistent way.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french molestier, from latin molestare "annoy", from molestus "troublesome".
Examples:
- The man was arrested for molesting a child.
- The woman was molested on the bus by a stranger.
- The employee was fired for molesting a coworker.
- The teacher was arrested for molesting his students.
- The man was charged with molesting a woman in a park.