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Middleborough, Massachusetts Police File Indecent Assault, Battery, and Mayhem Charges Against Man in Child Abuse Burn Injury Case

By Altman & Altman

In Massachusetts, David J. Privette, the man accused of using cigarettes to burn the genitals of a 7-year-old boy, has now been charged by Middleborough police with two counts of indecent assault and battery and mayhem. The child, who is the son of Privette's girlfriend, may be permanently injured from the repeated burns. Privette, 22, also allegedly beat the boy with a belt and urinated on his head. Privette has denied the allegations. The charges that had initially been filed against him were two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and assault and battery on a child. DSS officials had been aware of neglect occurring to the boy as early as 2002 and had been to the boy?s home four times since the boy?s school filed a physical abuse report on December 19...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).