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Worcester, MA (May 10, 2022) – Authorities have confirmed that 47-year-old Scot Trudeau has been formally charged with aggravated rape and assault and battery following an incident that occurred in March 2010 on the North End of New Bedford. Reports from authorities...

Child sexual abuse is a much larger problem than many people might realize. According to statistics, at least one new report of sexual abuse against a child is made every ten seconds. Such statistics might make one wonder how child sex abuse is allowed to be such a...

Beginning in the summer of 2020, we saw a dramatic increase in the number of people who admitted their children into daycare facilities. Given the circumstances of the pandemic that swept across the nation, it is no surprise that more parents were forced to place...

Boston, MA (April 28, 2022) – Former Boston Police Union chief Patrick Rose, Sr, 67, was sentenced to up to 13-years in prison after being found guilty of 21 counts of child rape and sexual assault, according to reports. Investigations show that allegations...

Now, more than ever before, we are hearing about children and even adults being subjected to institutional sexual abuse. Although cases of this type of abuse are being reported more often, it is a form of abuse that has been happening in our state and across the...

Child sexual abuse is grossly underreported in Massachusetts as well as across the entire United States. Abuse can happen to boys and girls and can range in severity from rape to groping or even slapping. When sexual abuse takes place in school facilities, it usually...

Boston, MA (April 19, 2022) – A man from the Allentown, Pennsylvania area was taken into custody on Friday evening, April 8, in connection to an indecent assault and batteries incident that occurred on Tuesday, April 5. According to reports from the Boston Police...

Brookline, MA (April 12, 2022) – Larry Chen, a former teacher at the Health School in Brookline, was arraigned Tuesday on 18 counts each of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, rape of a child with force, and statutory rape of a child. According to...

Sexual abuse takes place more often than most people would like to believe. Regrettably, some of the worst offenders are those who people never expect. Although sexual abusers may be held responsible in criminal court, the civil court system is available to help...

Boston, MA (March 31, 2022) – The United States Department of Justice announced that 49-year-old Eric Robert Johnson had been indicted for one count of possession of child pornography. According to reports, Johnson was previously convicted of aggravated felonious...