Court officials in Boston say that they are waiting for the results of a Wentworth Institute of Technology investigation to determine whether to file criminal charges against two of its students, who are accused of videotaping two women having a sexual encounter in a nearby Massachusetts College of Art and…
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Northampton, Massachusetts Fire Chief and Wife Face “Social Host” Charge For Letting Teenagers Drink Alcohol
In Massachusetts, Northampton Fire Chief Edgar Lesko and his wife Deborah have pled not guilty to four counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. The couple is accused of letting several underage teenagers drink alcohol in their home last summer. One of the teens, David Homan, 19, died when the…
Saugus, Massachusetts Man Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Possession and Distribution Related to Sting Operation Involving New England Patriots Player
In federal court in Massachusetts, Daniel Ekasala pled not guilty to three counts of possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute. Authorities apprehended the 35-year-old Saugus resident during a sting operation involving New England Patriots offensive lineman Nicholas Kaczur. Kaczur, who was arrested and charged with illegal possession of prescription…
R & B Star R. Kelly on Trial for Child Pornography
The criminal trial of R & B Singer R. Kelly continues this week. Kelly is charged with 14 counts of child pornography related to a video in which he allegedly is seen having sex with a minor. Kelly has pled not guilty to all 14 counts and he denies that…
Massachusetts Man Faces Assault Charges After Firing Weapon To Protect His Business From Intruder
In Massachusetts, a Hanover caterer who fired a gun at an intruder is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. David Crest is scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment next week. Crest had been sleeping in the…
Mother Indicted In MySpace Hoax that Led to Teenager’s Suicide
Lori Drew, a Missouri mother, has been indicted in connection with a cyber taunting case that prompted a teenager to commit suicide in 2006. The federal indictment, filed in US District Court in Los Angeles, says the 49-year-old mother and others used a MySpace account to pose as “Josh Evans,”…
Massachusetts Prosecutors Say State Senator Marzilli Will Not Be Charged With Indecent Assault and Battery
In Massachusetts, Middlesex County prosecutors have announced that they will not file criminal charges against State Senator James Marzilli. The announcement comes after prosecutors conducted an investigation into charges filed by a woman alleging that the senator had inappropriately touched her without her consent early in the morning on April…
Elderly Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Deadly Hospital Drive-Thru Crash And Gets 18 Months Probation
77-Year-Old Jane Berghold, the woman who accidentally drove her car into Brockton Hospital last October, has been sentenced to 18 months probation and the revocation of her driver’s license for 15 years. Yesterday, the Rockland senior pled guilty in a Massachusetts court to two counts of homicide by negligent operation…
Massachusetts Man Apprehended After Amber Alert Is Issued Pleads Not Guilty to Kidnapping His Son
In Cambridge District Court last week, Arlington resident Michael Whalen pled not guilty to kidnapping, threats, and receiving stolen property over $250. A statewide Amber Alert had been issued in Massachusetts on Wednesday after Whalen’s six-month-old son Lucas disappeared. The baby’s disappearance happened after a Massachusetts Probate and Family Court…
Massachusetts Man Found Not Guilty of Nearly Biting Friend’s Ear Off
A Winthrop High School assistant football coach has been acquitted of charges that he bit someone’s ear in Massachusetts. Charges included two counts of aggravated assault and battery and mayhem. Had Richard Fucillo been convicted, he could have served up to 20 years in prison. Fucillo, 46, was accused of…