prosecutors say 61-year-old robert richardson began sexual assaulting a boy in 1991 when he was just 13. the victim brought the matter to police last year and richardson was indicted last month. in 2005 he was acquitted on similar charges involved another boy whom he met while running a camp at boston university. >>> three family members are facing charges of animal cruelty in west port. police found two dead dogs and a dead lizard in a filthy host infested with fleas. the home belonged to nicole botolo and steven botolo. both are facing six counts of cruelty. a 17-year-old relative has been summoned to court. >>> just ahead, a late night for the bruins out west. >> facing off against the avalanche, could they finally sore their first win? >> the weird play that had blue >>> welcome back. it's 6:52. a late night for bruin s fans. they took on colorado last night. a nice game won for the newest bruin, jimmy hayes. that's his first goal as a b. he added three assists as well including this one to ryan spooner for the goal. bruins got their first win on the season in colorado 6-2. >>> so

due in court today accused of sexual assaulting a young player back in the 90s. 61-year-old robert richardson began assaulting the boy in 1991 when he was just 13 years old. the victim told police last year and richardson was indicted last month. in 2005 he was acquitted on similar charges involving another boy whom he met while running a camp at boston university. >>> 4:36 right now. this morning things are back to normal in medfield but it took crews late into the night to fixture this ruptured gas main. this video from sky eye showing the big crater left behind after work crews hit a south on south street around phillips. neighbors said they first heard a loud hissing noise and then a >> you could see smoke coming out of the ground. cia -- crazy. >> the flames shot so high into the air they melted some power lines in the area. they kept everyone at a safe distance until it was contained. there was no injuries and no property damage. >>> partitioners who have been fighting for more than a decade to save their church are trying to figure out if they have another move to make. the state's hig

robert richardson was in court today where he was faced with three counts of raping a child. the d.a.told the court that the abuse began back in 1991 when the youth coach took interest in the then 13-year-old victim. the victim told family and friends about the alleged abuse in the past but told police just last year. richardson returns to court next month. a lowell police officer has resigned after he was caught on camera sleeping on the job. the officer was originally placed on administrative leave while the department investigated. what had happened there. the police superintendent has called the photo embarrassing. >> now on 7 -- the president back tracking on a promise. >> afghan forces are still in the as strong as they need to be. >> announcer: u.s. troop withdrawal on hold porch u.s.' combat mission in afghanistan may be over our commitment to afghanistan and its people endures. >> announcer: the combat mission in afghanistan continues. >> president obama being forced to change his strategy in afghanistan based on new reality on the ground. brandon gunnoe is in the ne

robert richardson is accused of sexually assaulting a young player in the 1990' s. the alleged victim was 13 at the time, but just came forward last year. richardson served as an assistant coach at b.u. from 1985 to 1989. erika: new this noon, a woman who says she was raped by four men in her umass dorm room in against them and the university. she accuses the defendants, who were not students, of sex assault, emotional distress and , false imprisonment. she also requests unspecified damages against umass for failing to protect her. three of the four suspects are already serving time after being found guilty of criminal charges. the fourth goes on trial next month. also new, this salem, new hampshire mother is under arrest, accused of overdosing on heroin in front of her young daughter. it happened at the la quinta hotel. kari houlne admits to shooting up in front of her four-year-old before passing out. when police got to the hotel, no one was in the room, but officers found needles, an empty narcan injector and kids' toys. they later found houlne who is her daughte

the alleged victim only recently told investigators about the alleged abuse by robert richardson. these attacks happening in richardson's dorchester home. richardson will be arraigned in suffolk superior court on thursday. this video is from 2005. that's when richards was found not guilty in a separate child rape accusation. that attack alleged happened at summer camp. >>> westport police investigating a serious case of animal cruelty. we want to warn you some of the following pictures are disturbing. offerings found squalor inside the road. two dogs had died were discovered inside a trash bag in a closet. offers also found a dead lizard. the home was filled with fleas, animal waste, trash and clutter. >> it's terrible. that's awful. if i had known there were dogs in that how the i would have broken into it. >> it is really horrible especially in a quiet neighborhood like this. >> several live cats were removed from the home for treatment. the woman who owns the house and her estranged husband now face six charges of animal cruelty and 17-year-old relative is also changed. >>> tak

robert richardson will face the judge tomorrow. was 13 at the time, came forward with the accusations last year. coach at b.u. from 1985 to 1989. >> new at 6:00, a worcester mother is facing charges tonight of reckless endangerment of a child after her 5-year-old son was seen bruised and 4ri6r7ing. sean tell was arrested after her son's teacher noticed the boy's injures. the boy is in state custody. >> parishioners in scituate have lost their appeal ordering them to end their 11-year 24/7 vigil inside the building. the massachusetts appeals court today affirming a judge's ruling that parishioners at st. francis church are trespassing on property owned by the archdiocese of boston. they have occupied the church since it was closed back in 2004 in. march, the archdiocese sued to evict them. >> the wreck of the cargo ship is now legal matter as a $1 million lawsuit has been filed. more now from moynihan. >> heather, the lawsuit that was filed by the family of a sailor, the ship lost power and drifted into the fury of hurricane with a keen. no one survived. today family of jordan, one of

the girl played on a youth team by robert richardson. she only recently told investigators about the alleged assault. the attack allegedly happened in richardson's dorchester home. this video from 2005 when richardson was found not guilty in a separate child rape situation. >>> happening today, the battle over south shore church could be coming to an end. parishioners have faithfully maintained a vigil at the church for 11 years, but a new ruling could bring it all to an end. fox25's michael henrich live in scituate with what could happen next. good morning, michael. >>reporter: good morning, daniel. for nearly 11 years, they have held vigil here every single day. francis cabrini parish in scituate, but as you mentioned, daniel, this could be coming to an end very soon and at 11 a.m. an end very soon and at 11 a.m., parishioner also hold a news conference news conference to respond to the latest legal blow. the latest legal blow. back in 2004 when the archdiocese closed this church and 50 otherwise but parishioners occupied the church to

prosecutors say 61-year-old robert richardson of dorchester started assaulting the boy in 1991 when he was just 13. the sunday victim brought the matter to police last year and richardson was indicted last month. in 2005 he was acquitted of similar charges. >>> this month charlie baker will unveil a new bill aimed at addressing the state's growing appointed a task force to come up with some strategies. the state senate passed its own bill. it calls for a screening of public school students and encouraging doctors to consider alternatives. >>> new leaks are still running up the tab. more than 16 million gallons of waters were pumped out of the ted williams tunnel and i-90 connector. >>> our next newscast is today at noon. get to kohl's for all your fall favorites. buy more save more! t take an extra 15% off. spend $100 or more vand take an extra 20% off! go to kohls.com to download your savings pass. plus, everyone gets $10 kohl's cash for every $50 spent.

the alleged victim only recently told investigators about the alleged abuse by robert richardson. he's attacks allegedly happened in richardson's dorchester home. richardson will be arraigned in suffolk superior court on thursday. this video is from 2005. that's what richardson was found not guilty in a separate child rape accusation. that attack allegedly happened at a summer camp. >>> a brookline firefighter accused of driving drunk tonight and crashing into another driver before taking off. its actually the second brookline firefighter arrested in just weeks. fox 25's kerry kavanaugh has that story from newton where they arrested this man walking away from his banged up s.u.v. >> reporter: the bumper still sits along lagrange trade in brookline. this was the intersection where the driver of that s.u.v. crossed over that line striking another car nearly head on. they say brookline firefighter jeremy joseph was behind the wheel. after the collision joseph got out and surveyed the damage then they say he got back into his pickup truck and took off. and drove more than two miles aw

the accuser played on a youth hockey team that was coached by robert richardson. prosecutors accused richardson of taking the teenager under his wing and sexually assaulted him several times. the judge set a cash bail of $500. >>> a woman who was raped by several suspects in a dorm at u-mass amherst is suing the men and the school. it charges them with sexual assault and false imprisonment and accuses u-mass of negligence in failing to protect her. three men have already been found guilty. >>> the police officer captured in this marked car sleeping on a pillow while on duty has now resigned. lowell city manager made the announcement this morning. this picture was first shown last friday. the officer says jeff moore has been placed on paid leave during the investigation. >>> a wild police chase in brockton today. you can see the suspect's car crashed through the corner of the salvation army lot at corner of north main and prospect streets. we spoke to a salvation army employee who says the timing of the crash was actually perfect. >> they say it happened a half-hou

coach is due in court on charges he sexual assaulted a young player prosecutors say 61-year-old robert richardson of dorchester began assaulting the boy in 1991 when he was just 13 years old. the victim brought the matter to police last year and richardson was indicted last month. in 2005 richardson was acquitted on similar charges involving another boy whom he met while running a camp at boston university. >>> a computer system that checks air passenger's names against the terror watch list is now back up and running this morning but the outage caused huge delays last night at logan and other airports. the system was down for 90 minutes forcing passengers to wait in long lines while custom's agents manually processed passengers. we caught up with passengers after that long delay. >> they said that there was a nationwide computer glitch and we all had to wait. >> how did you get through? >> they finally just let everyone fill out a form and just get through. >> u.s. custom's tells us there was never any security threat and they don't believe it was due to any malicious intent. >>> this morning th

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robert richardson is accused of raping a 13-year-old on a youth team that he coached back in 1991. according to new information from the suffolk county d.a.'s office, the alleged victim only recently told investigators about the alleged abuse. these attacks allegedly happened in richardson's dorchester home. richardson will be arraigned in suffolk superior court on thursday. this video is from 2005, and that's when richardson was found not guilty in a separate child rape accusation. that attack allegedly happened at a summer camp. >> >> elizabeth: a cool evening here in the city of boston. as people head home tonight and tonight, chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz is tracking the possibility of some showers over the next few days. kevin? elizabeth. how beautiful is that? there and there are showers on clouds. these clouds will be melting away as the sun goes down. a beautiful shot. dew point, 46. our live picture from our beacon hill studio. gorgeous stuff. so the clouds will melt away tonight. these are the clouds we're talking about. there weren't any showers in southern new en

the accuser played on a youth hockey team coached by robert richardson. the prosecution accused richardson of taking the teen under his wing and sexually assaulting him several times. the judge set cash bail at $500. the dorchester foster mother convicted in the death of done tell jeffers is a free woman. corinne stevens was sentenced to a minimum of eight years for involuntary manslaughter in 2007. a jury found stephen guilty after an autopsy revealed the toddler died from either a forceful squeeze to the neck or a blow to the abdomen that ruptured his bowel. he was in stephen's home for only ten days. jeffers family has been what they say is it dcf's inability to protect children. >> elizabeth: a wild scene at the end of a reported police chief in brockton. the car crashed through the corner of the salvation army lot at the corner of north maine and prospects street. we spoke to a salvation army employee who said the timing of the crash was fortunate. >> if it had happened a half an hour later, we would have had 50 people out here on their lunch break a

robert richardson is accused of raping a 13 yearly boy who played on a youth team that he coached back in 19 1991. the alleged victim only recently told investigators about the abuse. these attacks allegedly happened in richardson's dorchester home. richardson will be arraigned in suffolk superior court on thursday. in 2005, he was found not guilty in a separate child rape accusation. that attack allegedly happened at a summer camp. and breaking news out of westin, where police are investigating a shooting at a gun range. sky fox over the westin shooters club on sibly. a woman accidentally shot herself in the arm. an ambulance took that woman to newton wesley hospital. she is expected to recover. >> mark: the mother of a 5-year-old worcester boy is facing abuse charges. police say 22-year-old shania tell, her son was limping and had noticeable limping when he arrived at school yesterday morning. the school alerted police and the boy was taken to the hospital where dcf workers took custody of him. the woman faces charges of permitting substantial injury to a child and reckless endangerm

the girl played on a youth hockey team coached by robert richardson. according to suffolk attorney's office she recently told investigators about the alleged assault. attack happened if richardson's home. this video from 2005 when richardson was found not guilty in a separate accusation of child rape. >> jury selection on hold this morning. death of a danvers math teacher while teenager accused of killing her undergoes another mental evaluation this morning. the judge in the case is expected to call for an independent analysis of phillip chisholm. fox 25 news catherine parrotta superior court where a psychologist will meet with the teen today. catherine? >> good morning sara. it is expected that the judge will decide which clinicians will be doing that. later this morning. but one group of people we will not see here at the courthouse is potential jurors. judge told them they probably will not be needed until, at least, next wednesday. this after he ordered a competency hearing take place as soon as possible. >> and the reason for that, judge said that

richardson was shot near redmond park. southeast and later died at the hospial. 14 year-old robert humblesess charged with first degree murder. today, mayor ron corbett and chief wayne jerman will host a panel dicussion at jefferson high school. around 180 freshman students in the option program will participate at 12:30. one man i behind barshis morning, after police found meth lab components inside his home. the black hawk county sheriff's office says 39-year-old randall wagner called offirs to his home for help. they then t a search warrant d found parts of a methamphetam ine lab.. wagner is charged with conspiracy to manufacture meth, along with other possession charges. he's in jail on a 200-thousand dollar bond. a waterloo man faces charges - including kidnapping - after police say he hit a woman on he head withha gun, then kidnapped her friend. 33 year old tyray smith is being held in jail, on a 500- thousand dollar bond. police say the gun went off when smith hit the woman around 4 yestetday morning in the 300 block of drive away as smith shot at her vehicle. smith then ordered the woman's friend into his car. that p

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