Massachusetts
Chiropractor caught with spy cam in office bathroom, cache of homemade porn: report
A Massachusetts chiropractor was busted last week for allegedly spying on his naked patients through a camera he planted inside his practice’s bathroom, according to prosecutors.
Scott Kline, 44, was charged Friday with photographing an unsuspecting nude person after one of his patients noticed an odd-looking plastic coat hook in the restroom of Kline’s Peabody Chiropractic business, Back on Track.
The “out of place” hook was hanging on the wall directly next to the toilet tank and had a small blue light emitting from its side, according to the Middlesex District Attorney.
The patient took pictures of the device after realizing it appeared to contain a spy camera complete with a lens on the front, a USB port, on/off switch and an SD memory card.
The patient’s father and another man immediately confronted Kline, who allegedly begged the men to keep the discovery a secret, according to a police report obtained by NBC Boston.
“Please, please don’t do anything. I have a family,” Kline reportedly pleaded.
“How can we fix this situation? What can we do to make it right?” one of the men recalled to investigators.
The pair ultimately called police, who searched the office bathroom to find the disguised camera had allegedly been removed.
A velcro strip was still on the wall where the victim had reported the camera had been, and a police dog sniffed out evidence that an SD card had once been attached to the strip.
Kline allegedly told police he got rid of the camera “by stomping on it and flushing it down the toilet,” but cops later found it inside locked in a drawer in the office, allegedly stashed alongside hard drives containing “an extensive pornography collection as well as some work related material,” according to the report.
“There were hundreds of homemade images and videos of many women in different stages of undress and involved in sexual activity. Kline can be seen in some of these photos as well.”
Some of the hundreds of homemade images and videos appeared to have been taken inside the medical practice, including on exam tables, officers alleged, but were not used as evidence because the encounters all appeared to be consensual.
None appeared to be of his patients using the practice’s bathroom.
Police also reportedly found a list of 117 women that included their names, ages and number of sexual encounters.
Kline later admitted to investigators that he put the camera in his practice’s bathroom, but claimed he never used it to record anything, records show.
Several clients told NBC that the chiropractor has reached out to them calling the charges “false accusations” and “bad rumors.”
Kline, who was released on $10,000 bail, has since returned to work.
“I cannot wait for this to be cleared up and the dust to settle,” the doctor allegedly wrote in one text to a patient.
The chiropractor did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Massachusetts
Fallen police officer remembered by Massachusetts community 14 years after fatal robbery
WOBURN – For 14 years and counting, a Massachusetts community has come together to remember a fallen officer who gave his life to protect his community the day after Christmas.
Killed while responding to robbery
The town of Woburn remembered Officer Jack Maguire with a police procession and a Christmas tree draped in blue lights. The tree overlooks the tragedy.
Maguire was shot and killed while responding to a robbery at Kohl’s on Dec. 26, 2010. He wasn’t even supposed to work that evening.
“Jack had enough seniority to take Christmas off, but he worked, so the younger people with younger kids could spend it with their family,” remembered former Woburn Police Chief Robert Ferullo. He was there the night that Maguire died but at the time he was a lieutenant on the force. “It was a miserable blizzard, it was a horrible night, Jack didn’t need to be here. Jack was right over there. Jack got out of his car, and engaged. And did what he was trained to do.”
Maguire exchanged gunfire with one of the men involved, Dominic Cinelli, who was out of jail on parole. He died from gunshot wounds sustained during the incident.
“A good officer”
“Jack was always a friend, a role model, a mentor, somebody I spent my entire career with,” said Ferullo.
“Jack was a really hard-working cop, grinding it out. He would work on all of the details. He would work all of the time,” said Maguire’s brother, Chuck Maguire.
That night, Chuck Maguire got a call from his cousin telling him that his brother had been shot. It wasn’t until he got to the hospital and started asking questions that he heard the final news.
“Then as I turned my head, they announce the code that he had died,” said Chuck Maguire. “It’s sad that he died just after turning 60, and just after he announced he was going to retire. We miss him. His kids miss him. My kids don’t see him.”
Chuck Maguire is thankful for the years of community support. People lined Washington Street in Woburn Thursday to watch the police cars pass by the tree in his brother’s honor.
“He was a great guy, a good family man, a good officer,” remembered Bruce Hildebrandt, a Woburn resident who takes the time every year to make sure the tree and its ornaments remain in place. “I pick them up, freezing my fingers off pinching the hooks, but that was not much of a suffering for me compared to what Jack gave for us.”
Massachusetts
Roof collapses as massive fire tears through Massachusetts mansion
BROOKLINE – A massive fire tore through a mansion in Brookline, Massachusetts Thursday morning which resulted in part of the home’s roof collapsing.
It happened at 10:40 a.m. at a home on Sargent Road. Firefighters said they received a 911 call about smoke coming from the home’s attic. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the attic when firefighters arrived.
The fire spread and part of the roof collapsed at one point. Firefighters from several departments, including Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Newton ended up responding and were on the scene for more than two hours.
All five people in the home got out safely and no one was hurt.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but firefighters said it does not appear to be suspicious.
Massachusetts
Police investigating shooting that left a man injured in Chelsea
A police investigation is underway in after a shooting in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Overnight, police had blocked off the sidewalk outside of the MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center on Everett Avenue.
Police say the victim was identified as a 30-year-old man who was shot twice.
The man has non life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
Yellow crime scene tape was seen marking the area, and what appeared to be shattered glass was on the pavement nearby.
The incident is under investigation.
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