Thursday, March 21, 2013
The wife of accused child molester John Burbine made a court appearance on Wednesday, March 20.
The trial of Marian Burbine, the wife of accused serial child molester John Burbine, is not expected to start on Aug. 9. Appearing with his client at a Wednesday, March 20 hearing at Middlesex Superior Court, attorney John Ruehrwein told the court that he was seeking additional time because of the large amount of evidence associated with the case. The previous trial date for Marian Burbine had been June 25th. At least one of John Burbine's alleged victims is fom Waltham. Marian Burbine is due back in court on April 25 for an evidence suppression hearing. A pre-trial conference hearing is set for July 30. Marian Burbine and her husband were the proprietors of the former Waterfall Education Center, which offered tutoring and babysitting …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
In wake of the John Burbine case, local lawmakers propose changes to the way sex offenders are registered.
If a new bill becomes law, you will be able to go to your local police station to find out who are the convicted sex offenders who live in your area. The legislation would not only make additional information on Level 1 sex offenders available to the public, but also would automatically classify anyone convicted of a sex offense against a child as a Level 2 offender. The legislation comes in response to charges against John and Marian Burbine, both of Wakefield. John Burbine is facing 100 charges involving the sexual abuse of young children, while his wife is charged with multiple counts stemming from the illegal day care she operated. John Burbine was classified as a Level 1 sex offender after a 1989 case involving several young …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Fox 25 Report says Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr will introduce bill Friday aimed at closing loopholes in sex offender registration system. Back in December, State Senator Katherine Clark raised some similar ideas.
As promised last month after news of the John Burbine sex abuse case first broke, state lawmakers plan to introdue a bill aimed at closing loopholes in the sex offender registration system. A Thursday, Jan. 17 report on MyFoxBoston says that State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr will introduce a bill on Friday, Jan. 18 that would allow all Level 1 sex offender information to be made public. It would also allow an offender to be reclassified if new information came up about them. Currently, only personal details and photos for Level 3 offenders are made public. The article also quotes Wakefield Police Chief Rick Smith as saying that he supports the previously mentioned items, while also citing the need for better inter-agency …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Attorney Bill Barabino of Wakefield took a minute to discuss how the media has covered his client, John Burbine, so far.
Wakefield attorney Bill Barabino has a task that few would envy. Barabino is responsible for defending a client, John Burbine, in what the district attorney has called one of the worst child sex abuse cases in recent memory - while also working amid very intense media attention to the case. In a phone conversation on Tuesday, Jan. 15, Barabino said the media coverage of his client's case has been fair so far. "I think people have reportedly accurately the facts that have been represented in court," said Barabino, adding that nothing specific came to mind about a story that was unfair or inaccurate in the region's media. The Wakefield-based attorney noted that if concern does come up during a trial about a jury having been excessively …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Wakefield resident John Burbine is facing more than 100 counts of child sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty last month and his next court action is a motion to dismiss in April.
John Burbine is expected to go to trial in December to face 100 counts involving the sexual abuse of children, according to the office of Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone. A spokeswoman for the DA's office reported that a tentative trial date of December 10th has been set for Burbine. His next court proceeding is April 13th when his attorney, John Barabino of Wakefield, is expected to file a motion to dismiss. Burbine pleaded not guilty last month to more than 100 charges involving the sex abuse of children, one of whom was as young as 8 days old. At least one of Burbine's alleged victims is from Waltham. A separate Boston Herald article quoted Barabino outside Woburn Superior Courthouse Tuesday morning as saying the motion to …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Mass. Senate Republican Leader Bruce Tarr plans to introduce legislation in January.
Senate Republicans expect to file comprehensive legislation during the new session aimed at reforming how information about sex offenders is shared between law enforcement and other officials. The bill is a response to the ongoing case involving Wakefield resident John Burbine and some 100 counts of child sex abuse he is facing. His wife, Marian, is also facing charges in the case for running an illegal daycare and for reckless endangerment. One of his alleged victims is from Waltham. Burbine’s original classification suggested his risk of re-offense was low, and the public would not benefit from the disclosure of his information; however, subsequent facts have proven this assessment was inadequate and needed to be adjusted accordingly. …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Wakefield man is accused of filming himself in various sexual activities with young children.
A Wakefield husband and wife are facing numerous charges in connection with an illegal day care service that subjected at least 13 children - one of them just days old - to horrific sexual abuse that was recorded on video. On Thursday, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced the indictments of Wakefield residents John Burnbine, 49, and his wife, Marian Burbine, 46. The two were proprietors of the Waterfall Education Center, which reportedly offered home-based services to clients ranging from day care to group care and tutoring and babysitting. According to the DA, this case covers abuse allegations occurring from August, 2010 to August 2012. Child victims allegedly ranged in age from 8 days old to 3.5 years old. The victims are …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Advocates to hold rally on March 14.
A Waltham native who alleges her uncle sexually abused her when she was a child is pushing for the repeal of the criminal statue of limitaitions on sexual abuse crimes. Rosanne Sliney, a Burlington resident who hails from Waltham, joined others on Friday, March 2, to call for the passage of a bill that would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations for sex abuse crimes. “Hopefully … people will feel more accepting to come forward,” Sliney told Waltham Patch shortly before the rally event held at the American Legion on Waverly Oaks Road. “The people of Waltham have just been so supportive. It's been really incredibly wonderful." Passage of the bill would encourage more alleged victims to report their abuse, Sliney said. Sliney, who …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Lawsuit claims Waltham man sexually abused his relative for many years.
A Burlington woman is claiming her uncle, a Waltham businessman, sexually assaulted her many times between 1968 and 1977, according to a lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court. Rosanne Sliney, 48, claims her uncle, Domenic Previte Jr., of Waltham, sexually assaulted and raped her hundreds of times starting when she was five. The alleged abuse continued until 1977, when she was 14, according to the lawsuit. She also claims Previte forced her to have sex with other men, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also names, as defendants, the 10 other men which Sliney was allegedly forced to have sex with, but their identities have not been made public. The alleged abuse occurred at Previte’s Waltham home (a different address then where he …
charles jacob
10:12 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Probably the only thing I agree on with the gop. Good going! !! more ›