Thomas DeBlois, a church choir director, was arrested on Saturday for alleged sexual misconduct. The 47-year-old Woburn man is charged with the Massachusetts enticement of a child. Now, pending the outcome of the criminal investigation, the Archdiocese of Boston has placed him on leave without pay. DeBlois, who is St.…
Today, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog sets its sight a bit further south. We look to Georgia and the case of Tonya Craft, the former kindergarten teacher who was charged with 22 counts of child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated child molestation. Her daughter along with the other three…
A jury has convicted 40-year-old David Flavell of assault with intent to rape a Massachusetts General Hospital employee. The 40-year-old former Salem resident, who before this latest incident was already registered as a Level 3 sex offender, was accused of attacking the woman inside the Boston hospital’s lobby bathroom last…
Two adults and three underage teen boys have been charged in connection with the gang-rape of a 7-year-old girl. The alleged victim’s 15-year-old stepsister has been charged with aggravated assault, promoting prostitution, and other crimes related to the case. According to police, the 7-year-old was worried about her stepsister’s safety…
In Massachusetts, nine teenagers have been charged in connection with the death of Phoebe Prince. The 15-year-old was found hanging in her bedroom last January. The teenagers are accused of stalking, harassment, and bullying Prince at South Hadley High School and on Facebook. Among those charged: • 17-year-old Sean Mulveyhill…
A 41-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested on charges of Massachusetts indecent assault and battery on a mentally challenged person and rape. Peter J. Duart was jailed on Martha’s Vineyard. He is a Level 2 sex offender. This means that Duart has been convicted of a sex crime that…
A 33-year-old middle school teacher who says she had sex with a student has turned herself in to authorities. Amy Beck is charged with one count of oral copulation with a person under 16 and four counts of unlawful sex with a person under 16. Beck, a David Starr Jordan…
Lest you think that Amy Bishop is the only person being haunted by Ghosts of Boston-Area Criminal Allegations Past, let me discuss with you the case of Bob O. (hereinafter, the “Target”). Suddenly, the Target needs a lawyer. A good one. An experienced one. It was the summer of 1976.…
A second woman is now accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault. The alleged incident is said to have occurred at a Georgia nightclub early Friday morning close to where the NFL player owns a home. The football player and the alleged victim had been socializing with the…
Here is another arena in the Boston area where the hysterical cry of the Lawenorder Bird calls, “Softoncrime! Softoncrime!” The bird, considered a symbol of justice to some is seen as a predatory bird by others. Criminal defense attorneys for example. The arena is one in which only one-half of…