Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. Molestation often refers to an instance of sexual assault against a small child, whereas sexual abuse is a term used for a persistent pattern of sexual assaults.
Federal Officials to Shut Women’s Prison After Years of Sexual Abuse
About 600 inmates housed at the troubled facility in the San Francisco Bay Area will be transferred to other federal institutions.
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