Tuesday, June 18, 2013
See how long Thomas Hutchinson will be behind bars.
A 21-year-old Tewksbury man who allegedly coerced underage girls into sending him nude photos and then, in some cases, blackmailed them to have sex with him has pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including rape of a child by force, according to a Tuesday release from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. A 15-year-old Medford girl was the first victim to come forward against Thomas Hutchinson in July 2011. Hutchinson pleaded guilty in Woburn’s Middlesex Superior Court in two cases in which he was charged with rape of a child by force, rape, assault with intent to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 (two counts), indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 (two counts), attempted extortion (four counts…
Monday, February 4, 2013
John Kerry, who was just approved as the next Secretary of State, stopped by the Middlesex County District Attorney's office in Woburn yesterday for a visit.
The Middlesex District Attorney's office had a special guest on Thursday. Middlesex DA Gerry Leone welcomed John Kerry, who on Tuesday was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of State. Kerry was a senator for Massachusetts from 1985 until his resignation to take up his new position earlier this week. The stop was part of a tour Kerry is taking around the state as he prepares to take on his new responsibilities. His choice to stop by the Middlesex District Attorney's office was also a chance to catch up on an old place of employment. According to Kerry's Senate web site, after graduating from Boston College Law School in 1976, he went to work as a top prosecutor in Middlesex County. He took on organized crime, fought for …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Gerry Leone said he has no specific plans after he leaves office.
Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone has announced he will not seek a third term in 2014, according to his office. Leone made the announcement during an awards ceremony with his staff on Jan. 10. "These decisions are, and should be, predicated upon what is best for the person and their family," Leone said in a statement. "What is best for me and my family is that I not seek another term. As someone who is much smarter than I am once said, 'I must be willing to give up what I am, in order to become what I will be.' Other than a husband and father, I am not yet sure what that will be when I am no longer a District Attorney." Leone said he does not plan to seek another elected office but has no other specific plans at the moment, according…
Arthur DeLuca
10:38 am on Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Truly repugnent! Glad he's finally being put away where he can do no further harm. But how to repair the damage done to his victims? more ›