sexual abuse
noun[U]
uk/ˌsek.sjʊəl əˈbjuːs/us/ˌsek.sjʊəl əˈbjuːs/theactof making someone takepartinsexualactivities, againsttheirwishes, or withouttheiragreement:
Hedeniesthesexualabuseallegationsagainst him.
Shetalkedfor the firsttimeabout thesexualabusesheendured.
- Sexualabuseisunacceptablehoweverit mayoccur.
- He did nottellthetruthabout theextentof hissexualabuseofchildren.
- Theactresshas beendraggedinto thesexualabusescandalherself.