Your Shield Against Criminal Prosecution
In a case decide today, in L.L., a Juvenile v. Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules on the standard a juvenile court judge determines the risk of re-offense on the part of a juvenile who committed a ‘sex offense’ that imposes the requirement of sex offender registration. The SJC ruled that, even as it pertains to juvenile offenders, it…
In a recent appeal concerning a sexual assault case, he Massachusetts Appeals Court considered whether the purported ‘first complaint testimony’ must be remembered by the complainant in order to be admissible against a defendant at trial. In Commonwealth v. Dale, the defendant appealed from his conviction of indecent assault & battery on a child under 14, arguing that the trial…
A Boston man was charged this past week with various Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges involving the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Provincetown on Cape Cod. The defendant was charged in Orleans District Court with Rape, Indecent Assault & Battery and Distribution of Drugs. Rape in Massachusetts is defined as the natural or unnatural sexual intercourse with another person…
A Lynn priest was arraigned in Lynn District Court on various Massachusetts Sexual Assault Charges for allegedly sexually molesting over several years. The defendant, Daniel Lopez, was a priest at the Vida Real Internacional Congregation in Lynn. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office alleges that between 2004 and 2008, he sexually assaulted several children who were younger than 9 years…
A 19 year old Framingham man was arrested on various Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges for allegedly raping a 15 year old girl after she got off the school bus. The defendant was charged with Aggravated Rape of a Child, Indecent Assault & Battery and Kidnapping. According to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, the defendant allegedly accosted the girl after…
A Braintree karate instructor was arrested by the Braintree Police Department this past weekend on Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges involving one of his students. The instructor was arraigned in Quincy District Court on charges including Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14. According to the Braintree Police Department and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, the karate instructor…
A city of Lawrence Police Officer was recently arrested on Sex Crimes Charges arising out of an incident in Florida. Lawrence Police Officer Carlos Gonzalez was arrested last week by Andover Police while attending classes at the Massachusetts School of Law on sex crimes allegations that he committed a sexual assault on a child between the ages of 12 and…
A Malden teenager has been arrested and charged with Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges for allegedly sexually assault a young child. The teenager, Robert Guevara, 18, was arrested by the Malden Police Department last week on two counts of Aggravated Rape. According to the Malden Police Department and the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, the defendant allegedly sexually assaulted the child…
Boston Police arrested a Dorchester man earlier this week for Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges. The defendant, who was arraigned in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court, was arraigned on sex crimes charges including Human Trafficking for Sexual Servitude and Deriving Support from a Prostitute. According to the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, police…
A 49 year old Wakefield man was arrested earlier this month on 100 counts of Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges for allegedly raping and sexually abusing 13 children ranging in age from 8 days to 3.5 years old. The defendant, identified as John Burbine, was charged with several sex offenses including Aggravated Rape of a Child, Indecent Assault & Battery on…