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Pittsfield Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting Child At His Home, Gets 2 Years: DA Pittsfield Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting Child At His Home, Gets 2 Years: DA
Pittsfield Man Admits To Sexually Assaulting Child At His Home, Gets 2 Years: DA A 68-year-old Berkshire County man has pleaded to multiple counts of indecent assault on a child younger than 14 years old, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Lochan Kissoon, of Pittsfield, was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor in his apartment in June 2021, the Berkshire County District Attorney said.  Kissoon cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 16, and he must register as a sex offender once he's released, authorities said. 

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Ex-Olympian, 'Serial Molester' Gets 11 Years In Prison For Abusing Boys At Becket Camp Ex-Olympian, 'Serial Molester' Gets 11 Years In Prison For Abusing Boys At Becket Camp
Ex-Olympian, 'Serial Molester' Gets 11 Years In Prison For Abusing Boys At Becket Camp A former Olympian who was accused of sexually abusing more than 50 boys beginning in the 1970s admitted to the crimes in court on Thursday, Feb. 8, and was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, authorities said.  Conrad Avondale Mainwaring, a 1976 Summer Olympic hurdler who was a coach and counselor at Camp Greylock for Boys, a summer camp in Beckett, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault and battery of boys, some younger than 14 years old, the Berkshire County District Attorney announced.  He was sentenced to serve 10 to 11 years in prison.  Berkshire Count…

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Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Berkshire County Summer Camp: DA Ex-Olympian To Plead Guilty To Molesting Boys At Berkshire County Summer Camp: DA
Conrad Mainwaring To Admit To Molesting Boys At Becket Camp A 72-year-old former Olympic hurdler will plead guilty to molesting multiple boys while serving as a Massachusetts summer camp counselor and coach in the 1970s.  Conrad Avondale Mainwaring is expected to enter a guilty plea on Feb. 8 to charges of indecent assault and battery on boys 14 or younger, the Berkshire County District Attorney said. He was facing 12 counts, but it is unclear how many he will admit to.  Related: Former Olympian Facing New Charges For Assault On Child In Western Mass Mainwaring worked as a camp counselor at Camp Greylock for Boys, which taught sports…

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Pittsfield Man, 42, Discussed Sexually Assaulting Child He Met Online: DA Pittsfield Man, 42, Discussed Sexually Assaulting Child He Met Online: DA
Pittsfield Man, 42, Discussed Sexually Assaulting Child He Met Online: DA A Pittsfield man who struck up a sexual conversation with a 14-year-old on Facebook found out that the girl he wanted to assault was a police officer, authorities said.  James Wojtkowski was arrested and charged last week with dissemination of matter harmful to minors, the Berkshire County District Attorney said on Wednesday, Nov. 1.  Related: Plainfield Man Busted Sending Sexual Messages To 'Child' Investigators said Wojtkowski contacted a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl living in North Adams on April 29. He probed the girl for information like where she went …

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Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man
Berkshire DA Clears Trooper In Shooting That Killed 64-Year-Old Hancock Man The Berkshire County District Attorney has ruled that an officer-involved fatal shooting earlier this month in Hancock was justified.  Philip Henault, 64, died on Sept. 9 after he called police to his Richmond Road home to report a fake violent assault, the prosecutor said. But when the trooper arrived, Henault was waiting on him with two butcher knives and demanded the officer kill him.  "The trooper had the right to use this force that was reasonably necessary to overcome the resistance of this person who was in the process of offending him and where he had a duty to arrest," sa…

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No Charges For Man, 73, Who Fought With Intruder In Adams Who Later Died No Charges For Man, 73, Who Fought With Intruder In Adams Who Later Died
No Charges For Man, 73, Who Fought With Intruder In Adams Who Later Died A 73-year-old will not face charges after he got into an altercation with a man at his home in Berkshire County in February, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 27.  The unnamed man told investigators he saw a stranger walking up his driveway and break into his Adams home while he was parked down the street, the Berkshire County District Attorney said in a news release.  The man grabbed a small souvenir bat and went into the home and found Mark Bednarz attempting to drill into his gun safe, the prosecutor said.  “Despite being armed with the small bat, the homeowner …

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