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Attorney Sam?s Take: Massachusetts Criminal Court Is The Scene Of Unusual Sexual Assault For Which Clerk is Sentenced (Pt 2)

By Altman & Altman

Today, as we ?hunker down? and ?enjoy? the last blizzard of the year, we continue the discussion about recent Massachusetts sentences that were recently handed down to fairly unusual criminal defendants during this holiday season. Today?s matter involves a meeting of sexual assault and prostitution. James M. Burke, 43, of Chelsea (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was a criminal court clerk magistrate in Chelsea District Court. Apparently, he had an interesting thing going with a couple of criminal defendants in court. These particular defendants had been arrested for prostitution. According to one of the complainants, the Defendant removed her from her cell in the courthouse in 2005. He then led her to a room, locked the door, and promised to get her case dismissed in exchange for oral sex...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on December 27, 2010 (boomark / email).