That s The Right Way To Go : Walsh Praises Janey s Actions, Expresses Regret Over Police Commissioner Case
Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh makes his first appearance back in Boston since becoming U.S. Labor Secretary and answers questions about his controversial appointment of former Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White, who has since been dismissed amid allegations of domestic assault.
Marilyn Schairer / GBH News
Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh visited the city on Monday for the first time since becoming the U.S. Secretary of Labor, and admitted, when asked by reporters, that he feels badly about his controversial appointment of Dennis White as Boston Police Commissioner.
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Early this April, the city of Boston released evidence that police union president Patrick Rose Sr. molested a child in 1995. This evidence has been withheld and covered up by the Boston Police Department since the initial incident. Rose pressured his victim to drop the charges. Despite this, he kept his badge for 25 years.
Rose is now facing 33 charges of sexual abuse of six minors ages 7 to 16. Among his latest victims is the daughter of the first child he originally pressured into silence more than 25 years ago. It wasn’t until August 2020 that Rose was finally charged and arrested.
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05/20/2021 07:33 AM EDT
WALSH WATCH Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is getting sucked back into the controversy surrounding embattled Police Commissioner Dennis White and it could become
a distraction for the Labor secretary in the otherwise relatively drama-free Biden administration.
by Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press
Posted May 20, 2021 2:02 pm ADT
Last Updated May 20, 2021 at 2:09 pm ADT
BOSTON (AP) Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was aware of decades-old domestic violence allegations against the city’s now embattled top cop before picking him to lead the department, the police commissioner’s predecessor told a court this week.
The statement came in a case brought by Dennis White, who is urging a court to block the city from firing him as police commissioner after placing him on leave in February. A judge heard arguments in the case on Thursday but didn’t immediately issue a ruling.