Massachusetts
Haitian National Charged With Sexual Assault Of MA Child: Officials
BOSTON, MA — An 18-year-old Haitian national charged with sexually assaulting a minor in Mansfield was arrested in Attleboro Friday after violating the terms of his lawful entry into the United States, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The man, Akim Marc Desire, was arrested and charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in Mansfield on Aug. 28. On Aug. 30, Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested him in Attleboro and served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.
He remains in Enforcement and Removal Operations custody.
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“Akim Marc Desire allegedly victimized a minor member of our Massachusetts community,” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said Wednesday. “We cannot tolerate such a potentially dire threat to the welfare of children in our community.”
The organization said that “as part of its mission to identify and arrest removable noncitizens, it lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement.”
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An immigration detainer, according to ERO, is “a request from ICE to state or local law enforcement agencies to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released from their custody.”
State and local law enforcement agencies are then requested to maintain custody of the noncitizen for under 48 hours beyond the time they would otherwise be released, “allowing ERO to assume custody for removal purposes in accordance with federal law,” officials said.
“ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our New England neighborhoods,” according to officials.
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Several school districts in Massachusetts have delayed the start of classes for Friday, March 6 because of a mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow.
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A body part was found in a pond in Shirley, Massachusetts and investigators said foul play is suspected.
It was discovered around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday as a group of people were walking along Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road.
Police said the group noticed something suspicious in the water of Phoenix Pond. The Middlesex District Attorney confirmed that the item was a body part, but would not elaborate.
Police shut down the road and divers could be seen exploring the pond late Wednesday. Authorities were back at the scene Thursday morning.
No other information is available at this point in the investigation.
Phoenix Pond connects to the Catacoonamug Brook, which flows into the Nashua River. It’s also connected to Lake Shirley.
Shirley, Massachusetts is about 44 miles northwest of Boston and around 13 miles from the New Hampshire border.
Human remains were discovered Wednesday in the water in Shirley, Massachusetts, and authorities suspect foul play.
Police in Shirley said in a social media post at 7:15 p.m. that they responded to “a suspicious object in the water near the Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge on Shaker Road.” Massachusetts State Police later said the object was believed to be human remains.
The bridge crosses Catacoonamug Brook near Phoenix Pond.
The office of Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said a group of young people was walking in the area around 5:30 p.m. and “reported seeing what appeared to be something consistent with a body part in the water.”
Foul play is suspected, Ryan’s office said.
Authorities will continue investigating overnight into Thursday, and an increased police presence is expected in the area.
No further information was immediately available.
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