Wakefield Mom: I Tried To Check Sex Offender's Background, Found Nothing

John Burbine of Wakefield, facing numerous child sex charges, was a Level 1 sex offender. The mom of one child tutored by the Burbines reports she checked out Waterfall Education Center two years ago and found nothing.

A Wakefield mom whose son was tutored by an illegal day care business where more than a dozen children may have been sexually abused says she checked out the proprietors' background — and found no red flags. On Thursday afternoon, news spread quickly through the region about the indictment of a Wakefield couple for numerous charges stemming from an illegal day care operation where graphic child sexual abuse occurred and was even recorded. At least one Waltham child was among the victims, according to the district attorney's office. Woman's Son Was Tutored There for Two Years John and Marian Burbine were the proprietors of Waterfall Education Center, which offered tutoring and day care to children in numerous area towns. The Middlesex …

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