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Updated: 2:50 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021 Boston Mayor Kim Janey is ordering the incoming leader of a new police accountability office to develop a plan for reviewing the department s internal affairs policy in light of revelations that an officer who was accused of sexually assaulting a child in the mid-90s remained on the force and rose to lead the police union. Janey s announcement Thursday came two days after her office released some redacted documents from the Internal Affairs Investigation into a 1995 child abuse allegation filed against Patrick Rose Sr. Other documents from Rose s file were not released, citing the need to keep the names of witnesses and victims of sexual assault confidential. I will not blame a child, I will not blame a victim who has been sexually assaulted. What I will continue to say is that an officer who has been accused of sexually abusing a child and that abuse was sustained by this department and that officer was not terminated, that is indefensibl
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The median single-family home sale in March was $485,000, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors. (Shutterstock)
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Good morning, Boston! Today is Thursday, April 21. We re talking about the blame game in the Patrick Rose case, the Boston mayoral candidates talking shop and a major movie theater reopening in the city.
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The local real estate has absolutely walloped potential buyers for what feels like forever. It showed little sign of slowing in yesterday s monthly report from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, which said the median sale price of a single-family home in March increased to $485,000. You can read more about it from Matt Murphy of State House News Service at the Bos
Updated: 9:21 AM EDT Apr 22, 2021 At least two of the candidates running to be Boston s next mayor are questioning the actions of the current mayor, their former colleague on the City Council, over the recent release of redacted documents related to the Boston Police Department s handling of child sex abuse allegations against an officer who later went on to become head of the police union.Mayor Kim Janey, who was elevated to the role after Marty Walsh resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor, on Tuesday published a statement and 14 pages of documents related to a 1995 child abuse allegation filed against Patrick Rose Sr. Other documents from Rose s file were not released, citing the need to keep the names of witnesses and victims of sexual assault confidential.The documents were originally expected to be published on Friday, but were delayed until Tuesday and were finally issued after jurors in Minneapolis announced they had reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauv