https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/molestVerb
molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)
1. To sexually assault or sexually harass.
Synonyms: come on to, diddle, touch
2.
(dated) To annoy, trouble, or afflict. Synonyms: bother, disturb; see also Thesaurus:annoy
1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
< They have molested the church with needless opposition. 2020, Chief Executive in Council, “Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation”, in Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette[1], Section 13(1), page B555:
< A person must not delay, obstruct, hinder or molest an authorized officer who is performing a function under this Regulation. 3. (obsolete) To disturb or tamper with.
Synonyms: dabble in, interfere with, meddle with