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Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man
Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man A former orthopedic surgeon pleaded not guilty to inviting a 21-year-old man that he knew to his home and sexually assaulting him while he was unconscious, officials said. James DeVellis, age 56, of Wakefield, is accused of inviting the man over to his Lexington home to finish some work in April of 2020, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  The office alleges that DeVeliis sexually assaulted the man when he lost consciousness at some point during his visit. DeVellis was arraigned on charges of rape and indecent assault and battery in Middlesex Superi…

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Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns
Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns A Natick Police Sergeant has resigned after pleading guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery in connection with inappropriately touching a 28-year-old female dispatcher this week. Natick accepted the resignation of Sgt. James Quilty on Thursday, Dec. 15, the town said in statement with links to supporting documents detailing an investigation into Quilty's behavior.   Quilty was previously placed on paid administrative leave on July 7, 2020 and eventually suspended without pay on January 5, 2022, Natick's statement said.  Quilt was faci…

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Natick Police Sgt Pleads Guilty To Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Natick Police Sgt Pleads Guilty To Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher
Natick Police Sgt Pleads Guilty To Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher A Natick Police Sergeant has pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery in connection with inappropriately touching a 28-year-old female dispatcher, authorities said. Sgt. James Quilty is facing charges stemming from the incident that happened when the woman and Quilty went to a post-work gathering with other members of the department on April 12, 2020. At one point in the evening, Quilty inappropriately touched the woman against her will, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Quilty kept touching the woman despite being asked to stop and her mo…

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Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA A judge ordered a Lynn man who fled to Virginia for a month following an alleged October home invasion and sexual assault in Jamaica Plain held on a $250,000 bond, authorities said.  Washington Pearson, 55, of Lynn faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion, felony breaking and entering in the daytime, larceny from a building, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, and armed robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If Pearson makes bail, he will be confined to his home with a GPS monitor, the judge also ruled.  A woman called 911 on Oct. 24 after she sai…

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI A 76-year-old Florida man faces 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty this week to masturbating on a flight from Newark to Boston earlier this year, federal authorities said.  Donald Edward Robinson of Bonita Springs was accused of exposing himself and masturbating at a 21-year-old woman aboard the April 8 flight, the FBI reported.  The woman recorded a 24-second video on her phone of Robinson fondling himself through his pants shortly after takeoff, authorities said. Later in the hour-long flight, he exposed himself to her and touched her thigh without consent.  The woman…

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Anthony Winiarski Found Guilty Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in 2010 Boston: DA Anthony Winiarski Found Guilty Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in 2010 Boston: DA
Anthony Winiarski Found Guilty Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in 2010 Boston: DA A Boston jury found a 41-year-old man guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 8, of raping a teenage girl 12 years ago, authorities said.  Anthony Winiarski, of Boston, was convicted of two of three counts of aggravated rape of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The victim — who was 15 at the time of the alleged rape — told the court that she met Winiarski and his 20-year-old girlfriend in Cambridge in June 2010, where they spent the evening drinking. She said he sexually assaulted her after the three of them went to his Brighton home later that night.  Suffolk County…

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Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA
Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA A grand jury indicted an 89-year-old former Framingham pastor this week and charged him with raping and sexually assaulting a young boy several years ago, authorities said.  Francis Strahan is charged with one count of rape of a child by force and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The alleged incidents took place between 2004 through 2008 when the purported victim was a student at Saint Bridget’s School, authorities said. The alleged victim said Strahan raped and sexually assaulted him when they we…

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Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018 Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018
Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018 A Lawrence Police officer has been sentenced to 10-12 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, authorities said. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was previously found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Vieira met the boy through the social media app GRINDR in the summer of 2018, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. The duo eventually met up at Mt. Vernon Park in Lawrence where they got into Vieira's SUV a…

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Video Released Of Sexual Assault Suspect Running Rampant Around Cambridge Video Released Of Sexual Assault Suspect Running Rampant Around Cambridge
Video Released Of Sexual Assault Suspect Running Rampant Around Cambridge Cambridge Police have released new surveillance video of a suspect they say is behind three sexual assaults in the city this year and are asking the public to help identify him. The suspect – described as possibly a Hispanic male standing between 5'3" and 5'8," with a medium build – is believed to be involved in the attacks that happened in three separate months. The first was on Feb. 10 when a 35-year-old Cambridge woman said the suspect approached her from behind near Mason Street and Phillips Place around 9:08 a.m.  The man reportedly put his hand on the woman's buttocks, then reac…

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Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape
Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape A 60-year-old Acton man has pleaded guilty for sexually assaulting two children that he knew multiple time at his home, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office reports. Daniel Napier pleaded guilty to five counts of rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child on Thursday, Oct. 26, the office reports.  An investigation was launched after the mother of one of Napier's victims was worried that he was sexually assaulting her two children at his house.   Further investigation determined Napier assaulted the children when they were betw…

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Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA
Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA A Lawrence Police officer has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, the office reports.  “I am thankful to the trial team and everyone who assisted with the investigation,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “This verdict makes clear that no one is above the law and this young man was victimized by someone h…

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Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In Boston: Police Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In Boston: Police
Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In Boston: Police Police are asking for the public's help to find a man they say sexually assaulted someone late last month and robbed another person a week later in south Boston.  The sexual assault happened on Sept. 29 just before 3 p.m. on E Street and W. 4th Street, Boston police said. On Oct. 4, he followed a woman out of a convenience store around 8:30 p.m. to 506 E 6th St., where he pulled out a knife, punched her in the face, and then ran away.  Boston police ask anyone with information on who he is to contact Area C-6 detectives at 617-343-4742. Anonymous tips can be left by calling …

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