Sexual Abuse

Maine’s highest court has upheld the conviction of a Massachusetts man found guilty at trial of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Auburn as far back as 2009. The Sun Journal reports that David P. Hunt Jr, 41, of Taunton, Massachusetts was convicted at trial in February 2022 on all four charges against him, including two for […]

Mass. Lawyers Weekly reports that a bill under consideration by the Legislature would restrict the use of nondisclosure agreements in the settlement of employment cases involving sexual assault and discrimination. In January, Republican Rep. Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida introduced a bill to prohibit nondisclosure agreements in the settlement of employment cases involving claims of sexual assault, sexual […]

Advocates for victims of sexual abuse are pushing to close loopholes in state law they say are allowing child predators to go undetected, as reported by the Salem News. While Massachusetts already has tough laws on mandated reporting, sexual relations between educators and students go unreported, especially in private schools, where abusers begin “grooming” their […]

As the criminal case proceeds against 36-year-old Stephanie Lak on charges of possessing and sharing child sexual abuse materials, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is reaching out to parents and caretakers who may have had contact with the former nanny on the site Care.com. Lak was arraigned on April 28, 2021, on a charge […]

The Boy Scouts of America will be facing at least 92,700 claims of sexual abuse as former scouts submit filings against the bankruptcy-bound organization, as reported by CNN.com The Fogelman Law Firm is proud to represent several of the abuse victims and help fight for their rights. “We are devastated by the number of lives impacted […]

ProPublica has compiled a list of “credibly accused” Catholic clergy from around the country, including nearly 200 in Massachusetts. The journalism site ProPublica, a Patch Partner, has compiled the most comprehensive list so far of Catholic clergy “credibly accused” of sexual abuse. The list includes many abusers from Massachusetts. Along with the list, ProPublica outlines […]

Law enforcement officers have taken 28 dogs into custody from a residence in Oxford, Massachusetts, where there are accusations of ongoing abuse targeted at foster children. Raymond and Susan E. Blouin, residents of the property at 7 Pleasant Court, are each confronting a charge related to improper assault and battery on a minor younger than […]

The Boy Scouts of America is coming under increased scrutiny after mounting allegations have surfaced that potentially thousands of scout leaders allegedly sexually abused children in scouting organizations across the country, including in Massachusetts.  While the sordid history of sexual abuse in the Scouts is well-known by some people, it has not gained the same […]

Two men who filed a lawsuit alleging they were sexually abused for years by a priest in St. Anthony’s Parish have each received $200,000 settlements, as reported by the Cape Cod Times. Their attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, announced the October settlements Tuesday as the Archdiocese of Hartford released the names of 48 priests found to have […]

David Baillargeon, a deacon who claimed he was reprimanded for speaking out against the church’s handling of clergy sexual abuse, said that he has been barred from preaching at Holy Family Parish Roman Catholic church in Russell and placed for reassignment. MassLive reports that Baillargeon said he was informed during a morning meeting with the Rev. Ron F. […]

WCVB reports that a girls’ basketball coach has been accused of sexual abuse and assault at a prior school. You can read the story here: https://www.wcvb.com/article/mystic-valley-coach-accused-of-sexual-abuse-at-prior-school/23008052

A Massachusetts man, incarcerated on similar charges, is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile female in residences in Waterford, CT and in Massachusetts. As reported by “The Day” newspaper in Connecticut, Adam Nielsen, 38, of Auburn, Mass., who currently is incarcerated at the Franklin County Correctional Facility in Greenfield, Mass., was charged Wednesday by Connecticut […]

A Massachusetts man is behind bars after police allege he had sexual contact with a minor in Steuben County. New York State Police at Bath arrested Adam Sullivan, 38, of Westfield, Massachusetts, following a joint investigation with Steuben County Child Protective Services. State police charged Sullivan with one count of first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, […]

The father of a girl who was sexually abused in 2014 said Wednesday in Court that she is terrified of her abuser. “I can’t tell you what that is like to have a child you cannot console because someone violated her,” her father said in Franklin County Superior Court. Ross Adams, 52, was convicted Tuesday […]

NPR reports that people with intellectual disabilities are victims of some of the highest rates of sexual assault. NPR found previously undisclosed government numbers showing that they’re assaulted at seven times the rate of people without disabilities. Now states, communities and advocates, citing NPR’s reporting, are making reforms aimed at improving those statistics. In Massachusetts, a proposed […]

Needham native and multiple Olympic medalist Aly Raisman was hoping victim impact statements would be heard in court during the sentencing of Larry Nassar, the man who sexually abused her. Denied that opportunity, Raisman has released the letter as part of an article titled “This Is Survival” on the Player’s Tribune. Raisman, 23, revealed on 60 […]

The Adams-Cheshire Regional School District is still standing by its January 2017 statement that there was an “absence of proof” that former custodian Clement St. Hilaire molested numerous middle school boys in the 1970s, despite the fact that additional victims have come forward and that St. Hilaire himself has publicly admitted to at least some […]

As we reported over the weekend, and as reported by the Berkshire Eagle, additional victims have come forward with claims of sexual abuse at a now-closed middle school in the Berkshires, corroborating the information first raised by William Howcroft and another anonymous man, both represented by Matthew Fogelman and the Fogelman Law Firm. In a […]

This is one of the more important blog posts I have written in a long time.  It tells the tale of two grown men, William “Bill” Howcroft and a man we will call “Frank” (to protect his identity), who were sexually abused as boys by a janitor at their school, the now-closed Adams Memorial Junior […]

A man with a history of sexual abuse is facing charges for alleged incidents. Jason Dresser, 24, of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, pleaded not guilty in Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division Tuesday to two felony lewd-and-lascivious charges and one count of attempting to lure a child. His conditions of release involved him not having any […]

The Boston Globe reports that Paul R. Shanley, a key figure in the clergy sex abuse scandal that began in Boston and shook the Roman Catholic church worldwide, was released from prison Friday and arrived in the small town of Ware, Mass., walking with a cane and looking frail. After spending 12 years in state […]