[Original post date: 11/03/09 5:30am PST by Deep Sounding]
On October 27th, 2009 we received a request from Sgt. Detective John Donovan, from the Boston Police Crimes Against Children Unit requesting that any victims of child molestation by william hamilton ayres from the time that he was "practicing medicine" in Boston please contact him:
Boston Police
Crimes Against Children Unit
617-343-6183, 617-343-6186
DonovanJ.bpd@cityofboston.gov
I, Sgt. Det. John Donovan , am the Supervisor in the BPD CACU. I just recently became aware of this blog site.
If there are any victims out there or anyone that can provide any information on incidents that happened in Boston, MA, please contact me and or the Suffolk County DA CPT 617-619-4300.
Please pass this info on.
UPDATE: 04/16/2010: We have received the following update contact info from the Boston PD - Robin Demarco is the new contact for Boston victims of william ayres:
Please note these are the corrected phone numbers for Sgt. Detective Robin Demarco at the Boston Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit:Office number: 617-343-6186 or 617-343-6183. Cell phone: 617-877-3698.
Email: DemarcoR.bpd@cityofboston.gov.
According to blogger Trapellar's calculations this would probably put the victims roughly in the mid 50's to early 60's age range. Trapellar also points out that Boston has a "Stop The Clock" law, which means that if they find a victim of ayres from Massachusetts, they can prosecute ayres no matter how far back the abuse was. The Massachusetts District Attorney's office has successfully prosecuted priests who molested boys in the 1950s under this law.
Upcoming Court Dates:
Civil Case Motions and Hearings:
As a result of the last civil cases Case Management Hearings, there is a motion to be heard, and another case management hearing to set a date for trial:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9:00am PST
(In Dept. PJ courtroom):
A motion by the plaintiff's attorneys for relief from a stay of discovery will be heard.
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 9:00am PST
(In Dept. 28 courtroom):
Continued Case Management hearing, the attorneys have been advised to bring their calendars to set a trial date. CIV467273, CIV467741, CIV467742, CIV467743 (In Dept. 28 courtroom):
NOTE: there is a glitch with links into the court document system, and you will have to click on one of those links AGAIN after the first click results in a blank results page. The links should work after that. NOTE ALSO that those case information pages have some Acrobat files attached with additional detail. See the links on the right-hand side under the "Image" column on the court information pages.
Superior Court Civil Division: 650-363-4576
Criminal Re-Trial of william hamilton ayres on charges relating to child molestation:
Friday, April 2nd 2010 at 1:30pm PST:
Pre-Trial Hearing for Jury Retrial of william ayres on 9 counts of child molestation.
This is the pretrial hearing date set during the October 9, 2009 hearing. Judge Beth Freeman stated that NO RULINGS would be made during this pretrial hearing, but that counsels should be prepared with written motions, jury questionnaire wording, number of alternate jurors required, approximate trial duration requirements, discussion of witness scheduling and timing, etc... She further stated that as no rulings would be made, ayres himself is excused from being present in the courtroom during the pretrial hearing.
Superior Court Clerk's office: 650-599-1170
ayres' criminal case number: SC064366
Friday, April 12th 2010:
Jury Retrial of william ayres on 9 counts of child molestation.
This is the Jury Retrial date set during the October 9, 2009 hearing. Judge Beth Freeman stated that this is a FIRM date with respect to defense readiness, and ayres' attorney Jonathan McDougall is expected to have his defense ready to go by this date. The judge noted that external events could still cause a continuance of the trial date. NOTE: The Associated Press has reported an incorrect date of
Superior Court Clerk's office: 650-599-1170
ayres' criminal case number: SC064366
With the speed at which the Boston Police Department is moving on the Ayres case, my bet is that Massachusetts convicts Ayres before California does.
ReplyDeleteI am willing to bet that several Boston victims come forward within the next month.
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