molest
verb (used with object)
to make indecent sexual advances to.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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He slipped under the line at every passing, and went to make sure that nothing was molesting them.
From Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter