Sexual assault is a serious crime, and MA punishes it harshly. It is loosely defined as the unwanted and offensive sexual touching of another. The type of touching can vary widely; forced penetration is one form of sexual assault, but so is slapping a woman’s buttocks without permission. In the…
Five teens have been arrested and are facing charges for statutory rape in a case involving a single victim, a 16-year-old girl. The South Haven, Michigan teens, all 17 or 18 years of age, attend the same high school as the victim. The severity of the case has brought a…
We have been discussing certain criminal justice truths as they apply to two high-profile matters. In one case, a dentist was charged with sexual assault. In the other, a dentist was charged with a drug-related fraud. In both cases, the defendants are alleged to have abused their position of trust…
In my last blog, we discussed two pending cases involving Massachusetts dentists. One was charged for sexual assault and the other was for using his position to get drugs illegally. We started discussing similarity “between the lines” with the two cases. It comes down to the fact that they are…
This has been a bad week for dentists of the Commonwealth already…and it’s only Wednesday! Let’s start with a Worcester dentist arrested Monday after allegedly indecently assaulting an adult patient. According to law enforcement, police responded at around 11:00 am to a report of a woman claiming to have been…
I know that I had said that my very next blog was going to be Part Two of our discussion on sexual crimes. Apparently, an interloper posted a non-Attorney Sam’s Take blog in between. However, as promised, it is a new day and we now continue our discussion. At 18…
You know, it is not only Massachusetts folks that this warning should awaken. For example, take a certain young couple from North Carolina, although I have handled a number of similar matters here in the Commonwealth. The Washington Post tells us of a young couple (hereinafter The “Juveniles”) who were…
When we left off in my last blog, I told you that there were various issues worth discussing in the case of Timothy Cyckowski, the, now, 19-year-old male from Saugus who has been charged and convicted for activities involving recording, displaying and encouraging a sexual assault of a drunk minor.…
We all know that participating in a sexual assault is illegal. In fact, if you are a joint venturer with someone who is involved with sexual assault, you may be held to be as guilty as the actual assailant, even if you never touch the victim. In Lynn, we just…
One thing about prostitution-related prosecutions. It doesn’t matter what state it is in (except Las Vegas I guess). Law enforcement loves to celebrate its “genius” and “hard work” after success from a “sting” on the matter. Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Cherry Hill Police Chief William Monaghan announced…