molest
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmolestmo‧lest /məˈlest/ verb [transitive] 1 SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITHto attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or by trying to have sex with them SYN abuse men who molest young boys2 old-fashionedATTACK to attack and physically harm someone a dog that was molesting sheep —molester noun [countable] —molestation /ˌməʊleˈsteɪʃən $ ˌmoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] sexual molestation → child molester→ See Verb tableOrigin molest (1300-1400) Old French molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus “heavy, annoying”, from moles “mass”