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Carl Stanley McGee, the assistant secretary for policy and planning for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s administration has been charged with the sexual assault of a male teenager in Florida.

McGee, 38, was arrested last December in Boca Grande at the Gasparilla Inn & Club resort. The sexual assault incident allegedly took place in a steam room.

McGee, top aide to Patrick, has been on administrative leave since last January. His arraignment on sexual battery charges is scheduled next week.

According to the police report by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, McGee met the boy, 12-16 years of age, in a bathroom at the resort. The boy claims that the following day, McGee saw the boy in the resort’s steam room, took off his towel, began rubbing the boy’s shoulders and back, and performed oral sex on the boy.

The boy told his father, who notified local police. They arrested McGee based on the boy’s physical description of the man who allegedly sexually assaulted him.

On December 30, McGee was freed on $300,000 bond.

McGee is married to John Finley IV.

In Massachusetts, the punishment for conviction of forcible rape of a child younger than 16 can be life in state prison. Conviction for indecent assault and battery on a child older than 14 is punishable by up to five years in prison.

Sex crimes in Massachusetts are very serious offenses. The best way to defend yourself against any sexual crimes charges is to hire an experienced criminal defense law firm to fight for your rights.

Gov.’s Aide Charged With Battering Boy, 15, The BostonChannel.com, February 7, 2008
Patrick aide charged with sexually assaulting boy in Florida, Boston.com, February 7, 2008

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A West Boylston Middle-High School teacher says he is not guilty of committing cybersex-related crimes. In Leominster District Court in Massachusetts last week, Scott A. Simoncini, 35, pled not guilty to two counts of attempting to commit a crime and five counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor.

The charges are based on allegations that Simoncini allegedly sent naked photos of himself over the Internet to someone who claimed to be a 14-year-old girl. During the series of chats that took place in December 2006, he allegedly talked about meeting the girl in person but the encounter never happened. The screen name he allegedly used was “cuteteacherguy29.” He sent the naked photos in 2006.

Earlier this month, Simoncini allegedly chatted with another person, who claimed to be both a 14-year-old and a 99-year-old girl.

It turns out that the female who claimed to be a 14-year-old girl during the 2006 chats was in fact a Portsmouth police detective. Charges weren’t pressed after the December 2006 chats because they never met in person and the police detective was unable to get back in touch with Simoncini.

The police detective, however, was able to identify Simoncini based on his nude photos and identification information she received through the Massachusetts State Police.

During the online communications that occurred this month, records indicate he was allegedly making innuendos during his chat with the “girl.” They also exchanged pictures and discussed their sexual interests.

He was arrested at his home in Worcester earlier this month for crimes he allegedly committed in Holden. After pleading not guilty to the criminal charges, Simoncini was release on $2,500 bail.

As part of the conditions of his bail agreement, he cannot have any unsupervised contact with anyone under age 16. Simoncini was placed on paid administrative leave from the school while the case is being pursued.

SImoncini’s criminal defense attorneys say that he is not a threat to anyone in the real world and that he has never had any criminal contact with minors in real life.

Teacher denies cybersex charges, Telegram.com, January 23, 2008
H.S. Teacher Charged With Internet, TheBostonChannel.com, January 22, 2008

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Police in Massachusetts arrested Keith L. Sampson, a dance instructor who lives in South Easton on Saturday. He is charged with raping a 15-year-old student at his home. The girl was with Sampson when police arrested him. Police found the two of them after the teenager sent a text message to a friend who then told police where she was.

The 15-year-old studies dance with Sampson at a school in Johnston, Rhode Island. Sampson is now in custody but had been out on bail because of his alleged involvement in another rape incident involving another 15-year-old girl.

Sampson, 29, was arrested in 2005 for the alleged rape of another one of his students, this time in Norton. He faces two counts of statutory rape in the first case. In this latest case, he was charged with rape of a child and drugging an individual for the purpose of sexual intercourse. Sampson says he is not guilty.

In Massachusetts, nonconsensual sex with a person under 16 years of age is considered the rape and abuse of a child. A conviction for raping a child can lead to life in person.

Under the General Laws of Massachusetts:

Chapter 265: Section 23. Rape and abuse of child
Section 23. Whoever unlawfully has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under sixteen years of age shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, or, except as otherwise provided, for any term in a jail or house of correction, and for the second or subsequent offense by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than five years; provided, however, that a prosecution commenced under the provisions of this section shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding.

Dance teacher facing another kid rape rap, Boston Herald, January 4, 2008
Dance teacher again busted for rape, The Sun Chronicle, January 4, 2008
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The defense attorney for Magician David Copperfield say that a Grand Jury leak in the celebrity’s rape investigation case has undermined the investigation and unfairly defamed his client’s reputation.

A 21-year-old Washington State woman is claiming that the 51-year-old magician raped her over a 2-day-period at his 150-acre resort in the Bahamas. She also is accusing him of striking her and threatening her before placing her on an airplane.

The 51-year-old magician has not been charged with any crime. The leak, however, could contaminate any jury pool if he is charged, and destroy his reputation.

The woman claims that a member of Copperfield’s entourage approached her and her family at one of the magician’s performances on the West Coast. They were given special seats and she was invited onstage during the performance.

She claims Copperfield invited him to his Bahamas retreat. When she returned from her trip, she filed a police report and was examined at a sexual assault center.

The FBI has searched a Las Vegas casino hotel room and the magician’s warehouse. They confiscated a computer hard drive and a digital camera.

Copperfield’s attorney denies that he raped anyone.

A rape charge is considered a very serious criminal offense.

Celebrity Trials
When a celebrity is charged with a crime, the case is usually very high profile and attracts a great deal of media attention. Some analysts express concerns that celebrities convicted of crime get special attention and that the public and juries can’t help but have biased feelings about a celebrity defendant.

Usually, defense attorneys will have to work extra hard to prove that their celebrity clients are not guilty. Any leaks could taint any potential jury pool. Criminal investigations and trials involving celebrities tend to be very costly for everyone involved and even if a celebrity defendant is exonerated, the damage to his or her reputation or career may be irreparable.

Whether you are a celebrity or a private citizen accused of committing a crime, you should hire an experienced criminal defense attorney that can properly defend you against any charges.

Leak Complicates Copperfield Case, CBS News, October 30, 2007
At Celebrity Trials, the Spotlight Is Sharp but Shifting, New York Times, January 29, 2005

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A man believed to be the sexual predator in the Beacon Street attack on a female
is also wanted for questioning in at least two other sex attacks in Boston.

The State Police Crime Lab have found forensic evidence that they believe also links the suspect to a July 2006 sexual assault case in Boston and a June rape case involving a woman Esplanade jogger.

On July 29, a woman was robbed at knifepoint and sexually assaulted early in the morning at the Charles River Esplanade. The victim of the June attack was a woman jogging close to the Massachusetts Avenue bridge.

There are different kinds of sex crimes that a person can be arrested for in Massachusetts, including:

• Sexual assault • Date rape • Rape • Statutory rape • Child molestation • Prostitution • Human sex trafficking
• Child pornography possession • Child pornography distribution
Any person convicted of a sex crime will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his or her life. A sex offender is anyone living in Massachusetts who has a sex conviction on his or her criminal record or has received an adjudication for a sex crime as a juvenile. This registry is accessible to the public.

Rape is considered first-degree sexual assault. A person can be charged with rape if alcohol or drugs were involved and the alleged victim says that he or she did not give their consent to the sex act because their ability to say no was impeded by narcotics or alcohol. Non-consensual sex that takes place under the threat of injury or violence or accompanied by physical force can also lead to a rape charge.

Statutory rape involves sexual intercourse with a minor (a person under 18 years of age). 18 years of age is considered the age of consent, and an adult who has sexual intercourse with a minor (even if the minor agreed to the sex act) can be charged with statutory rape.

Serial sex predator in Boston, Bostonnow.com, August 8, 2007
Woman assaulted, robbed on Esplanade, Boston.com, July 30, 2007

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Prosecutors in Massachusetts have dropped the rape charge against Derrick Patrick, a former youth counselor. Patrick, 36, was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager at the Ella J. Baker House, a troubled youth center where he worked in Boston’s Dorchester area.

The rape charge was dropped after prosecutors carefully reviewed the facts and completed an “extensive consultation” with the alleged victim.

Patrick, as part of his plea deal, instead pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of having sex for a fee. His sentence is 60 days in prison and two years probation. He served the 60 days while waiting for his trial.

The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office says that Patrick paid a 17-year-old girl four times for sexual intercourse. The teenager accused him of raping her at a Baker House bathroom after she wouldn’t have sex with him in January 2006. He denied the rape charge. A DNA test did not connect Patrick to the girl.

In Massachusetts, the law defines rape as “sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse,” and includes several classifications of rape:

• Statutory Rape of a Child (a person under 16 years of age)
• Forcible Rape of a Child
• Aggravated Rape of an Adult (a person over 16 years of age)
• Aggravated Rape of an Adult

Punishment for raping a child can lead to life imprison. Depending on the kind of rape act performed on an adult, a person convicted of rape could spend anywhere from 20 years to life in prison.

Rape Charge Dropped Against Former Counselor, Boston.com, June 30, 2007
False Rape Accusations May Be More Common Than Thought, Foxnews.com, May 2, 2006
Sexual Assault & Rape, Norfolk District Attorney’s Office

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Massachusetts Law About Sex
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