mo·lest /mə-'lest/ vt
1: to annoy, disturb, or persecute esp. with hostile intent or injurious effect
2: to make annoying sexual advances to; specif: to force physical and usu. sexual contact on (as a child)
mo·les·ta·tion /ˌmō-ˌles-'tā-shən, ˌmä-, -ləs-/ n
mo·lest·er n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.