NY man indicted for raping Mass. girl after posing as teen online, feds sayA New York man has been indicted in connection with raping a 13-year-old Massachusetts girl after posing as a teen boy online and flying to Boston to meet her, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.MassLive4d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticechild exploitation indictment
Sandra Birchmore case: Matthew Farwell trial remains in BostonA federal judge ruled Thursday that the former Stoughton police officer failed to show he couldn't get a fair trial in Boston.MassLive4d agoWhole story →JusticeSecuritymatthew farwell trial
Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection as Tennessee governor halts executionsTennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year.MassLive4d agoWhole story →JusticeBill Leetennessee execution halt
Brazilian man living in Milford pleads guilty to criminal chargesFederal prosecutors say the man produced child sexual abuse material in Brazil, then transported it into the U.S. when he moved to Massachusetts.MassLive5d agoWhole story →Justicechild pornography arrest
Methuen officials urge U.S. attorney to reopen police corruption investigationMethuen officials are urging federal prosecutors to reopen an investigation into police department corruption following the conviction of Former Police Chief Joseph Solomon on related charges.MassLive5d agoWhole story →JusticeSecuritymethuen police corruption case
6 takeaways from the Mass. AG’s probe into the Springfield DioceseThe report released Wednesday is the culmination of a grand jury probe that began in 2019 under then-Attorney General Maura Healey.MassLive5d agoWhole story →JusticeMaura Healeymassachusetts clergy abuse report
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña says he won’t resign amid wiretapping, fraud indictmentsLawrence Mayor Brian DePeña said Wednesday that he will not resign from office following his indictments in state and federal criminal cases over the last two months.MassLive5d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentlawrence mayor indictment
Norwegian Cruise Line worker arrested in Boston after agents find child sex abuse imagesA Norwegian Cruise Line crew member was arrested in Boston after customs agents discovered child sexual abuse images on his phone, including one that showed him assaulting a prepubescent girl, according to federal prosecutors.MassLive6d agoWhole story →JusticeEconomychild pornography arrest
