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White report triggers political fallout, criticism of past police scrutiny
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Then Commissioner William Gross (right) with Dennis White at the Bowdoin Geneva Peace Walk in 2018.Barry Chin/Globe Staff/File
The release of the findings of an outside investigation into the decades-old domestic violence allegations against suspended police commissioner Dennis White on Friday triggered a flood of reactions from community and political leaders, who questioned how White was able to rise through police ranks and head the nationâs oldest police force.
The failure by former mayor Martin J. Walsh and his advisers to properly vet White before handing him the reins renewed calls for greater transparency and accountability within the Boston Police Department, amid a national reckoning over policing that has put reforms at the forefront of political discourse leading into the fall elections.
Kim Janey Says It's 'Baffling' Ex-Boston Officer Stayed on Force Despite Abuse Allegation – NECN necn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from necn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Boston Globe reported over the weekend that the Boston Police Department in 1995 filed a criminal complaint against Rose for sexual assault on a 12-year-old child.
The criminal complaint was eventually dropped, but an internal investigation concluded that Rose likely committed a crime. He was allowed to stay on the force, and was often sent to respond to cases involving children.
Boston police have refused to release records pertaining to the 1995 case and it remains unclear what, if any, disciplinary action was taken against Rose at that time. It is baffling that officer Rose was allowed to remain on the force for over two decades and ultimately led the patrolmen’s union, Janey said in a statement Monday. I was deeply disturbed to learn that there was no effort to prevent Rose from coming into contact with other minors after such serious charges were found to be credible by BPD’s own internal affairs probe of the original allegations in 1995.
Within weeks, five more people came forward to accuse Rose of molesting them as children.
The Boston Globe reported over the weekend that the Boston Police Department in 1995 filed a criminal complaint against Rose for sexual assault on a 12-year-old child.
The criminal complaint was eventually dropped, but an internal investigation concluded that Rose likely committed a crime. He was allowed to stay on the force, and was often sent to respond to cases involving children. A retired Boston police officer who served as president of the department s union appeared in court on child sex abuse charges Thursday while hiding his face..