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Posted by: kwflatbed

A Duxbury cop will be arraigned today on charges of domestic violence against his girlfriend, a Milton police officer, after he allegedly took her weapon and held it to her head last month, officials said.
Sean T. Moran, 30, is also accused of beating his girlfriend after a party on Friday night at the Common Market Quincy, said Quincy Police Chief Robert Crowley.
“At some point there was a verbal argument,” Crowley said, citing police reports that allege “the suspect banged the victim’s head against a chain link fence.”
After arriving home, the woman fled with her dog to her mother’s home in Milton. Police say she told them that on Oct. 18, Moran stripped her of her service weapon, held it to her head, and threatened to kill himself if she told anyone. Duxbury officials, who could not be reached, removed Moran’s service weapon from his locker, Crowley said. Moran is charged with malicious damage to property, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and battery.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regiona...icleid=1044354

Charges against Duxbury cop: Quincy police say he attacked, threatened girlfriend, also an officer

By JOHN P. KELLY
The Patriot Ledger

QUINCY - Duxbury police officer Sean P. Moran is facing charges that he beat his girlfriend, who is also a police officer, following a surprise party she threw in West Quincy for his 30th birthday.

Moran was scheduled to be arraigned in Quincy District Court this morning on several charges related to the Friday night incident, as well as to a separate attack the woman alleged took place last month.

The girlfriend, a Milton police officer, told authorities that Moran, on Oct. 18, threatened her with her own department-issued sidearm, putting the gun to her head and threatening to kill her. She told police that Moran then vowed to kill himself if she alerted police.

The latest attack is alleged to have occurred when the couple left Moran’s party at The Common Market Restaurant on Willard Street late Friday. As they argued while walking across a highway overpass, Moran grabbed the woman and bashed her head into a chain-link fence several times, Quincy Police Chief Robert Crowley said.

Crowley said Moran continued to act violently inside his girlfriend’s truck and had damaged the dashboard by the time they arrived at the West Quincy house where they live.

The woman, who is 28, took the couple’s dog and drove to her mother’s house in Milton, where she phoned Milton Police Chief Richard G. Wells Jr. to report the attack, Crowley said.

Quincy police were notified at 2:24 a.m., and officers were sent to arrest Moran at home. A police report of the incident did not mention whether Moran had been drinking, Crowley said.

Moran was held without bail over the weekend at a Quincy Police Department lockup. Crowley said a judge issued an emergency restraining order against him.

Police charged the officer with domestic assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault by means of a dangerous weapon, threats to commit a crime, and malicious property damage.

Duxbury police seized Moran’s gun, which was in his work locker, after being notified of the charges, Crowley said.

Duxbury Police Chief Mark DeLuca could not be reached for comment Monday.

http://ledger.southofboston.com/arti...ews/news01.txt

Posted by: Mitpo62

I went to the academy with this guy. Just so hard to believe this happened; he's such a squared away guy.

Posted by: kwflatbed

ASSAULT CHARGES - COP PLEADS INNOCENT:

Duxbury officer held without bail until hearing on Thursday

By ROBERT SEARS
The Patriot Ledger

QUINCY - A Duxbury police officer pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges of beating his girlfriend, a Milton police officer, and holding a gun to her head, and was held without bail until a hearing Thursday on whether he would pose a danger if released.

Judge Mark Coven forbade Sean P. Moran, 30, to possess firearms or a license to carry a firearm. He also extended an emergency restraining order issued over the weekend to one year after speaking with the victim Tuesday.

Moran has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, making threats and malicious destruction of property valued at more than $250. The charges stem from two alleged incidents involving the victim, one Friday night and one Oct. 18.

Shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday, a Quincy police officer escorted Moran into the back of Quincy District Court and warned a Patriot Ledger photographer to stay well clear of the area normally open to the media.

Moran stood behind a partition when brought from his courthouse cell to the courtroom for arraignment, but Coven ordered him to step out into full view.

Moran was held without bail over the weekend at the Quincy police lockup.

If released on bail, Moran must stay 100 yards from the Milton officer and have no communication with her.

The most recent attack allegedly took place late Friday when the couple left a surprise birthday party for Moran at The Common Market Restaurant on Willard Street in Quincy.

They argued while crossing a nearby highway overpass, Quincy Police Chief Robert Crowley said. Moran allegedly grabbed the woman and bashed her head into a chain-link fence several times.

He continued to act violently in the woman’s rented pickup truck, smashing the dashboard as she drove to the West Quincy house where they live, Foley said.

The woman, who is 28, took the couple’s dog and drove to her mother’s house in Milton, where she phoned Milton Police Chief Richard G. Wells Jr. to report the alleged attack, Crowley said.

Quincy police were notified at 2:24 a.m. and officers were sent to arrest Moran at his home, Crowley said.
Duxbury police seized Moran’s gun from his work locker after being notified of the charges against him, Crowley said.

During a previous incident, on Oct. 18, Moran, while drunk, allegedly took the victim’s service weapon, pointed it at her head and threatened to kill her, Assistant Norfolk County District Attorney Siobhan Foley said Tuesday.

The woman told authorities that she had gone to her Quincy home at 2 a.m. to walk her dog and found Moran there drunk.

After threatening to kill his girlfriend, Moran said he would kill himself if she did not leave the house, Foley said.

http://ledger.southofboston.com/arti...ews/news05.txt

Posted by: soxrock75

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitpo62

I went to the academy with this guy. Just so hard to believe this happened; he's such a squared away guy.

+1. I took several classes with him while we were going for our Master's at Curry and I thought he was a good guy.

Posted by: Delta784

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxrock75

+1. I took several classes with him while we were going for our Master's at Curry and I thought he was a good guy.

He's not a good guy.

If even half of what his girlfriend (a sister officer) said is true, he should be locked away for a long time and should never, ever be allowed to wear our badge again.

Posted by: soxrock75

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta784

He's not a good guy.

If even half of what his girlfriend (a sister officer) said is true, he should be locked away for a long time and should never, ever be allowed to wear our badge again.

Delta, I agree 110%, that is why I said I thought he was a good guy. Reading those articles, I was obviously wrong.

Posted by: Mitpo62

Wow! That picture of Sean at his arraignment says alot. Think maybe a little peeved about having to stand out in the open?

Posted by: 94c

Once again the killer Bees...

Booze, Broads and Bribes.

Posted by: Barbrady

Is he a spoiled rich kid that grew up in Deluxbury? What a way to say thank you for the surprise party...

Posted by: HousingCop

...... or we could have a scorned girlfriend on our hands here as well. I am not so willing to throw a fellow officer under the bus unless ALL the circumstances have been covered AND he's been C-O-N-V-I-C-T-E-D of said crime. We've all seen it happen folks. All it takes is somebody elses word at face value and you're shopping for a new career.

Bottom line, I wasn't there, I didn't see what happened, and the "victim" is a fellow officer who had her F/A stripped from her and then pointed at her. That's just who I want on a call with me......

Posted by: mpd594

Housing Cop- The female in question is one of most squares away female Officer's you could possibly work with. You would be LUCKY to have her on a call with you. No scorned girlfriend in this story.

And for those of you who thought Sean was a good guy I think everyone who who has ever known him thought the same. He is obviously very sick and needs the help he will now be forced to get. Had he gotten it on his own it wouldnt have come to this and neither of them would be in the situation they are. It is unfortunate that their situation has to be played out in the media.

Posted by: HousingCop

Well that's good to know that she's squared away, but by her own admission, she's had her F/A stripped from her and then pointed at her head. Sorry, that's not my type of partner, male or female.
It's very unfortunate that this has been portrayed negitively in the media. Had this been Joe 'da Garbageman & his ladyfriend, we'd have zero coverage.
As for my statements before in this thread, I wasn't there, I don't know what happened, I won't pass judgement until a possible conviction in the matter. All I know by her own sworn statements is that she's had her own gun pointed at her last month and was assaulted over the X-Way while coming from a surprise B-Day party. And she didn't call the respective agency where this alleged crime had occured. She went to her mothers house, then called her Chief.
And you say I'd be lucky to ride with her??

Posted by: soup

I do not know either of these officers. It is very unfortunate what has happened. As all of you know, there are three sides to every story. All of us who wear a badge, male or female, are a 209a away from unemployment. They are both fellow officers whose dirty laundry is being aired by the press. A press that wouldn't even report it if it were not for the fact that they are police officers. Right, wrong or indifferent, they don't need to get beat up here by their own.

Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by HousingCop

All I know by her own sworn statements is that she's had her own gun pointed at her last month and was assaulted over the X-Way while coming from a surprise B-Day party. And she didn't call the respective agency where this alleged crime had occured. She went to her mothers house, then called her Chief.

She most likely knew a call to the Quincy PD would mean the end of her boyfriend's career (and perhaps even his life if he was serious about suicide). A very tough decision to make about someone who you love(d).

Posted by: robodope

She attempted to call Quincy PD but no cars were available due to a dead turtle crime scene. (sorry couldn't resist) The other night we were all listening to that and it was hysterical. Just trying to lighten the post..hope she's ok..and he gets the help he needs..Anyone of us can be in that boat they are in so lets not bash them (especially her).

Posted by: SOT

He when people get locked up do they test them for drugs?

Posted by: lofu

Quote:

Originally Posted by HousingCop

Well that's good to know that she's squared away, but by her own admission, she's had her F/A stripped from her and then pointed at her head. Sorry, that's not my type of partner, male or female.
It's very unfortunate that this has been portrayed negitively in the media. Had this been Joe 'da Garbageman & his ladyfriend, we'd have zero coverage.
As for my statements before in this thread, I wasn't there, I don't know what happened, I won't pass judgement until a possible conviction in the matter. All I know by her own sworn statements is that she's had her own gun pointed at her last month and was assaulted over the X-Way while coming from a surprise B-Day party. And she didn't call the respective agency where this alleged crime had occured. She went to her mothers house, then called her Chief.
And you say I'd be lucky to ride with her??

I think the fact that she was willing to admit she had her firearm stripped from her just leads veracity to her side of things. It must have taken guts for her to admit that to her chief and fellow officers. In addition, right wrong or indifferent, she was going home to walk her dog so maybe her guard was a little bit down. We are not talking about responding to a call with unknown suspects. She was in her own home with the man she believes loves her for christ sake.

I do agree that the media is covering this ad nauseum only because cops are involved. I hope they both get the help they need in response to this situation.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Judge certain Duxbury officer is dangerous: But would OK secure treatment instead of jail

Duxbury police officer Sean Moran is arraigned this week in connection with an alleged assault on his girlfriend. (File photo)

By ROBERT SEARS
The Patriot Ledger

QUINCY - A judge said he would consider releasing the Duxbury police officer accused of holding a gun to the head of his girlfriend - also a police officer - to a treatment facility if certain conditions are met.

But Quincy District Court Judge Mark Coven said he believed that Officer Sean Moran, 30, would be a danger to the alleged victim if freed on bail while awaiting disposition of his case.

Coven insisted that the facility be locked and secure, that Moran be held there for 90 days and that he wear a tracking device to ensure that he stays away from the victim if he is released on bail.

At a hearing held Thursday to decide whether Moran’s release would endanger the victim, Coven delayed ordering Moran confined at the Norfolk County House of Correction in Dedham for 90 days, giving his lawyer, John A. Guglielmi until Wednesday to find a secure treatment facility.

Coven said he had ‘‘no desire necessarily to hold a police officer in a house of correction’’ but that he would do so to protect the victim.

‘‘There is no question in my mind that he is dangerous,’’ Coven said.

Moran has been held in the jail infirmary to separate him from other inmates since he pleaded innocent at his arraignment on Tuesday, jail spokesman John Weber said.

Duxbury police have put Moran on administrative leave pending an investigation.

Moran has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, making threats and malicious destruction of property valued at more than $250.

Assistant Norfolk County District Attorney Catherine Cappelli said Moran’s release would endanger both the victim and the community. She cited alcohol abuse, threats he had made and his use of weapons against the woman.

She said there had been other instances of Moran threatening to kill the woman. The first of those took place in July 2006, when he threw her against a garage wall, Cappelli said.

Moran allegedly assaulted the Milton officer late Friday, slamming her head into a metal fence when the couple left a surprise birthday party that was held for him at the Common Market Restaurant on Willard Street in Quincy.
They got into a heated argument when the woman asked Moran to help her carry some items from the party to her rented pickup truck, Quincy police Sgt. Joseph Lencki III testified at the hearing.

Lencki met with the woman at her mother’s Milton home, where she had gone following the alleged assault.

She told him Moran got into the truck with her and struck the dashboard, damaging it, as they drove to the Quincy house they had bought together.

The woman called a friend, also a Milton police officer and would not go in the house until she arrived, Lencki said. The victim then took her dog, drove to her mother’s home and called Milton police, who notified Quincy police.

Lencki, who responded to the call, said the woman told him of another assault, on Oct. 18.

In that incident, Lencki said, she was working the midnight shift and went home at about 2 a.m. to let her dog out. She found Moran drunk, they argued, and Moran wrestled her to the ground, took her gun from her holster and held it to her head, threatening to kill her, Lencki said.

When she told him she was going to report what happened to her lieutenant, Moran threatened to kill himself, Lencki said.

The woman initially said she would prefer to obtain a restraining order against Moran but later agreed to his arrest, Lencki said.

Duxbury police officer James Tougas, who was called as a defense witness, said he had known Moran for about four years, that Moran had a ‘‘kind and mellow’’ personality, and that he had seen no signs of alcohol abuse.

Moran was a part-time police officer for about two years before becoming a full-time officer two years ago.

Coven also ruled that if Moran is released prior to his case being resolved, he must enter a counseling program for batterers, get substance-abuse and mental-health counseling, have no guns or a firearms license, and have an alcohol-sensing device on his phone.

http://www.southofboston.com/article...ews/news02.txt

Posted by: Trifecta

All,

The worst part of all of this is, I was in the MPOC (PLYMOUTH) with Moran. This nut bag was the most squared away guy in the academy. He was always attempting to keep all of us in line. The best retruits are sometimes the one's who have the dark secrets. I hope this "mental midget" gets what he deserves. All us brothers and sisters continously fight for pay and respect from the community and he is the reason why the communities always hate the Police. Keep the faith and hope he receives the max penalty for his disgrace to the badge, both State and Local.

Fraturnally,

Trifecta

Posted by: Delta784

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOT

He when people get locked up do they test them for drugs?

Sometimes the court will order a drug assessment at arraignment, but we certainly don't test anyone.

Posted by: HousingCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trifecta

All,

The worst part of all of this is, I was in the MPOC (PLYMOUTH) with Moran. This nut bag was the most squared away guy in the academy. He was always attempting to keep all of us in line. The best retruits are sometimes the one's who have the dark secrets. I hope this "mental midget" gets what he deserves. All us brothers and sisters continously fight for pay and respect from the community and he is the reason why the communities always hate the Police. Keep the faith and hope he receives the max penalty for his disgrace to the badge, both State and Local.
Fraturnally, Trifecta

I am glad I don't work with you Trifecta. Not only do you turn your back on a fellow basic recruit, you call him unjust names while only being accused of these crimes. Why don't you wait until ALL facts of the case come out. Three sides to every story.
We all fight for the pay & respect we deserve but you shitting on a fellow recruit who you went to the academy with who is ACCUSED of these crimes only solidifies the publics peception of us. Your're not only doing a disservice to yourself, but to all of us.

Posted by: mpd594

Turn his back on a fellow recruit? SEAN HAS TERRORIZED his girlfriend for well over a year! YES TERRORIZED that is a fact so don't bother telling me to wait for the facts to come out. He is not only ACCUSED but is guilty as hell and he knows it! Anyone who knows both of them-REALLY knows them is certain of that.The only person "solidifying the public's perception of us" is people like you-continually commenting on a subject of which you have NO direct knowledge.

Do all of us a favor and refrain from commenting on such a sensitive topic of which you obviously have no clue about.

Posted by: 94c

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpd594

Turn his back on a fellow recruit? SEAN HAS TERRORIZED his girlfriend for well over a year! YES TERRORIZED that is a fact so don't bother telling me to wait for the facts to come out. He is not only ACCUSED but is guilty as hell and he knows it! Anyone who knows both of them-REALLY knows them is certain of that.The only person "solidifying the public's perception of us" is people like you-continually commenting on a subject of which you have NO direct knowledge.

Do all of us a favor and refrain from commenting on such a sensitive topic of which you obviously have no clue about.

That's some pretty strong language.

And everyone was just sitting back for over a year and waiting for a dead body to come of this?

Posted by: HousingCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpd594

Since YOU know so much of this, and have direct knowledge, why didn't YOU step in and get this guy some help? All I know about this guy is what I have read in here and in the papers. YOU, with direct knowlege of this man supposedly terrorizing his girlfriend and not saying anything is tantamount to condoning his behavior towards her.

Since I don't know every cop in the Metro Boston area and only read what's in here and in the newspapers, I won't throw this guy under the bus like others on here have, and continue to do. I'll wait until he's had his day in court and then decide if it's worth my time to comment on it.
Maybe YOU should be a prosecutors witness since YOU know so much about the relationship and terrorizing supposedly done in the past.

Posted by: copgal

HC and exactly how do you know that person isn't a witness? Oh yeah because you know EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGG. In your few posts on this topic you worry about the suspect-but not ONE WORD for the victim who is also a fellow officer. Interesting.....

Posted by: 94c

Quote:

Originally Posted by copgal

HC and exactly how do you know that person isn't a witness? Oh yeah because you know EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGG. In your few posts on this topic you worry about the suspect-but not ONE WORD for the victim who is also a fellow officer. Interesting.....

I guess he's just trying to defend a cop based on a newspaper article and wants to wait until the facts come out. On the other hand, it appears that the facts have been out for quite some time to those close to the situation.

One would only hope along the way that someone would try and address the situation before it reached this level.

Granted, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. But there could have been some situations along the way that could have "forced" some people to get the help they needed before this situation reached it's climax.

Some of these stories end up more tragically than this one.

Then we scratch our heads wondering how it could have been prevented in the first place.

Posted by: Tango

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I won't throw this guy under the bus like others on here have, and continue to do. I'll wait until he's had his day in court and then decide if it's worth my time to comment on it.
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Yeah but you had NO problem throwing the victim/sister officer under the bus in your past posts.

Posted by: HousingCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by copgal

One word for a repeated victim who is also a cop..... hmmmm, let me see. I guess I don't want to get into name calling since I'll just be piled on and there's no ref in here to stop it. Since you're a one-post wonder, I'll refrain from really replying with my true feelings.
If the person responding to my post IS a potential witness to this case, then why are they openly posting on an internet bulletin board while the case is still pending? Why didn't they step in when they knew a crime had occured?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tango

Yeah but you had NO problem throwing the victim/sister officer under the bus in your past posts.

I merely stated my feelings toward an officer, male of female who happens to have their weapon stripped and pointed at them. I would scratch, kick, claw, gouge and try my absolute best to get my loaded weapon back into my control if I would ever lose it in a struggle. I don't care if it was the Pope who tried to disarm me. When somebody tries to takes your F/A away from you...... IT'S ON, and in a BIG WAY.
Having had 3 people grab for my F/A in the past, I may speak from a bit of experience. While not a pleasant scenario, I do recommend a triple retention holster.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Jail order extended for Duxbury officer

By Milton J. Valencia

Globe Staff / November 22, 2007

QUINCY - A Duxbury police officer charged with domestic abuse will remain jailed for at least 90 days after a judge ruled yesterday that he poses a continuous threat to his girlfriend. The officer, Sean P. Moran, pointed a gun at the head of the woman, a Milton police officer, and threatened to kill her, police said.
Quincy District Court Judge Mark S. Coven ordered Moran held under the state's dangerousness statute, which was created to ensure immediate protection for victims of violence. The judge said he would consider releasing Moran to a stress and alcohol treatment program in a guarded facility, but until then the officer will remain jailed.
"I've got no desire to have to hold him in the House of Correction in this case, but until I can be assured of the safety of [the victim], I'm not prepared to release him," the judge said.
After 90 days, a judge could release Moran on high bail and order him to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet pending trial.
Coven has already granted a restraining order against Moran, barring him from going near the woman and the home they shared in Quincy.
Moran, a police officer for two years, has been held in the Dedham House of Correction since his arrest Nov. 10 at the Quincy home, after his girlfriend told police in Milton that he beat her after a party she threw for his 30th birthday.
The woman told police the assault was the latest in what had become a violent relationship, but that she had never complained because she feared he would kill her or himself.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...xbury_officer/

Posted by: SOT

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta784

Sometimes the court will order a drug assessment at arraignment, but we certainly don't test anyone.

I was just wondering, maybe he has a drug problem...that's making him crazy.
Not saying that is an excuse but it would be sort of helpful to know...for the case and all.

Posted by: alphadog1

I wonder how many non-police officers are held 90 days for domestic incidents?

Posted by: LA Copper

Quote:

Originally Posted by alphadog1

I wonder how many non-police officers are held 90 days for domestic incidents?

Good point, however police officers swear an oath to uphold the law, not break it, if that is indeed what happened in this case. We are supposed to be held to a higher standard... to set the example for other people to follow both on and off-duty.

Someone mentioned earlier about how the female in this equation had her gun easily stripped from her. I'm gonna guess (and it's only a guess) that she had her guard down because she was with the man she loved and knew that he had swore the same oath to uphold the law that she swore, not break it on her.... if that's what happened.

Posted by: alphadog1

Quote:

I agree that we as police officers are sworn to uphold the law and are held to a higher standard. But, because of our job title we always tend to take a bigger hit than the average citizen for the same incident, etc...

Posted by: Delta784

Quote:

Originally Posted by alphadog1

I wonder how many non-police officers are held 90 days for domestic incidents?

Non-police officers who are accused of pointing a loaded gun to their girlfriend's head?

About 100%.

Posted by: alphadog1

I've seen police officers held on far less allegations because the victim was "afraid."

Posted by: no$.10

Quote:

Originally Posted by soup

...All of us who wear a badge, male or female, are a 209a away from unemployment.

AMEN.

Housing Cop, consider yourself fortunate if you have never heard the words:

"Oh yeah, well if you XYZ, I'm just gonna say you threatened me..."

Many of us have heard those exact words from places we never expected it.

Sometimes it blows over, sometimes it blows up.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Officer indicted in abuse case

Girlfriend alleges beatings, threat

By Milton J. Valencia
Globe Staff / January 23, 2008

A Duxbury police officer has been indicted in Norfolk Superior Court on charges he beat and threatened to kill his girlfriend, a police officer from Milton, in what prosecutors called a case of ongoing abuse.
At one point, the officer, Sean P. Moran, allegedly pointed a gun at his girlfriend and told her he would kill her and himself if she ever told anyone.
Moran was indicted on charges of armed assault with intent to murder; intimidating a witness; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, a gun; malicious destruction of property exceeding $250; three counts of assault and battery; and one count of threatening to commit a crime.
He has been held at the county jail in Dedham since November, when he was declared a safety risk under the state's dangerousness statute, which allows for his incarceration for at least 90 days.
Moran is expected to be arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court, and a judge at that time will determine whether to release him or set bail once the 90-day incarceration expires. An arraignment date has not been set.
Town Manager Richard R. MacDonald, the town's hiring authority, will decide whether to hold an administrative hearing that will determine Moran's employment with the town. Police have conducted an internal affairs investigation and sent a report to MacDonald, said Chief Mark M. Deluca.
Police confiscated Moran's badge and service weapon after his arrest. His girl- friend also had a restraining order placed against him.
Moran was arrested in Quincy in early November after he allegedly beat his girlfriend after a night of drinking at a party she threw for him for his 30th birthday. He allegedly banged her head against a fence, and smashed the dashboard of a truck she rented after she tried to bring him home and calm him down. The girlfriend, who is two years younger than Moran, fled to her mother's home in Milton and called police in that department, including her chief, Richard G. Wells Jr. The Globe is not naming the woman in accordance with its policy of not identifying alleged victims of domestic abuse.
Police in Quincy, where Moran and his girlfriend lived together, were notified and he was arrested at the home without incident.
The girlfriend told police that the attack had been the latest of what she called ongoing abuse. The two had been dating for two years, she said, and in that time Moran threw her against a wall and broke furniture. Just weeks before the November incident, Moran allegedly pointed a gun at his girlfriend and ordered her to leave the home.
Then, he pointed the gun at himself and said he would kill both of them if she ever told anyone.
Toni Troop, a spokeswoman for Jane Doe Inc., a statewide coalition against domestic violence and sexual assault, said the case involving Moran and his girlfriend had all the makings of a relationship that could have turned more violent. His access to a gun and alleged history of violence were risk factors that should be taken seriously.
"It appears all of these factors contributed to the indictment being sought by the district attorney, and we applaud him for taking them seriously," she said. "Too often, we see those risk factors go without due diligence on the part of the court system."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...in_abuse_case/

Posted by: kwflatbed

Duxbury cop pleads innocent to charges he tried to kill his cop girlfriend

By JOHN P. KELLY
The Patriot Ledger

QUINCY -- The Duxbury police officer indicted on charges he tried to kill his girlfriend, a Milton police officer, pleaded innocent at his arraignment today.

Sean Moran, 30, was ordered to remain in jail pending a decision by Judge Barbara Dortch-Okara on whether the officer poses a danger to the woman if freed.

Moran has been held without bail for 87 days at the Norfolk County jail. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, armed assault with intent to murder.

Moran was arrested after allegedly slamming his girlfriend’s head against a metal fence Nov. 9 after leaving a surprise 30th birthday party she threw for him in West Quincy, at the Common Market Restaurant.

After fleeing to her mother’s house and alerting police, the woman told Quincy investigators about another assault, on Oct. 18. In that incident, she alleged, Moran stripped her of her police-issued gun and put it to her head, threatening to both kill her and himself.

Following Moran’s arrest, Quincy District Court Judge Mark Coven ruled that releasing him on bail could endanger the woman. A prosecutor cited alcohol abuse and detailed assaults dating to July 2006, when he threw her against a garage wall and threatened to kill her.

Last month, a Norfolk County grand jury also indicted Moran on charges of threatening to kill, malicious destruction of property, witness intimidation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of assault and battery.

Moran has been on administrative leave since his arrest.

http://www.southofboston.com/article...s/news000f.txt

Posted by: Sniper

What a loser. There is no way she could have made that all up, and not had physical evidence........ HousingCop, who gives a FLYING FUCK about her weapon retention here? Cop, refuse collector, taxi driver, who cares ????? NOBODY deserves to be treated like or abused like the charges allege. ANY MAN who lays a hand on a woman, in ANY fashion, is a PUSSY !!!!! IF he is found guilty, I hope someone in the pen makes his anus look like a front-opening extra-large Kenmore clothes dryer. Who will be the big bad dominant man THEN ?????????

Posted by: HousingCop

Sniper,
I agree. Any man who hits a woman is lower than whale shit. But let's not forget that even though arrested & indicted, he's not convicted. One of the things our forefathers wrote into the constitution is the presumption of innocence before trial. It's not up to me, or you, to decide his fate. It's up to 6 or 12 of his fellow citizens. As I have stated before, and will again, I won't pass judgement on another cop until they've had their day in court and have been declared guilty by a jury.

Weapon retention is another story. If you can have your firearm stripped so easily, you shouldn't have the job to begin with. If a bank guard lost a bag of cash by being snapped from their grasp during a delivery, they wouldn't have a job for very long, would they?

Posted by: mpd594

One officer kept in jail, one clear in abuse cases

Email|Print| Text size – + By Milton J. Valencia
Globe Staff / February 28, 2008
A Superior Court judge has decided to keep a Duxbury police officer jailed pending charges he beat his girlfriend, who is a police officer in Milton, ruling that he engaged in a pattern of abuse and that his release would put himself and his girlfriend at risk.

A Superior Court judge noted several factors in ordering Sean P. Moran held. (Greg Derr / The Patriot Ledger)

The judge noted Sean P. Moran's proficiency with firearms as well as his emotional instability and alcoholism as factors in the decision. But it was the ongoing abuse in his relationship that triggered concerns of more danger, the judge found.
The case has stark differences with another involving a police officer charged with domestic abuse. Last week, charges were dismissed against Stoughton Police Officer Brian Smith after allegations he pushed his wife to the floor after an alcohol-fueled argument. Smith's wife told authorities that Smith verbally abused her and that she feared for her safety. She did not seek a restraining order.
In Moran's case, his girlfriend painted a picture of ongoing abuse that highlighted the dangerousness of domestic violence and triggered a series of legal safeguards established for such situations.
In her ruling on Moran, Norfolk Superior Court Judge Barbara A. Dortch-Okara wrote, "The evidence is persuasive that [the girlfriend]has been the object of ongoing verbal and physical abuse, the circumstances of which have caused her to fear for his safety as well as her own. The court is persuaded that there are no conditions of release that could reasonably assure the safety of [the girlfriend] and potentially the community." The dangerousness law Moran is being held under is for 90 days, and the judge ordered a speedy trial.
"It sounds like they took seriously the factors that we all know well at this point are pretty clear evidence of the likelihood of ongoing and continuing abuse," said Mary Lauby, executive director of Jane Doe Inc., a coalition of victim support agencies.
Moran, who was arrested after his 30th birthday party in November, has been in jail since. Duxbury officials are holding administrative hearings to determine whether he should be fired. A restraining order has been issued prohibiting his access to firearms. The criminal case is proceeding in Norfolk Superior Court, where he faces 10 charges of domestic violence including assault with intent to murder.
The girlfriend, who is two years younger than Moran, told police he smashed her head against a fence at the Common Market restaurant in Quincy after she threw a surprise party for him the night of Nov. 9. She said he continued to verbally abuse her, and smashed the dashboard of her truck while she drove him home. She fled with a friend to her mother's home in Milton, where she called police.
She also told police it wasn't the first time. A month earlier, Moran wrestled her to the ground and took her service revolver and pointed it at her, she said. He pointed his own gun at himself, and threatened to commit suicide if she told anyone, she said. Other times, he pushed her against a wall, or shook her. On one occasion, he chased her into a yard and tried to throw her into the pool while the covering was on, in an apparent attempt to kill her, the girlfriend told police. The girlfriend had never reported the abuse before, because she took seriously his threats to kill her or himself, she told police. She told her mother about the violence - but never about the gun. Moran promised he would get help, but he never did.

"What she's detailing is violence that is escalating," Assistant District Attorney Catherine Cappelli said in court. Later, she wrote in court records, "This case is replete with high risk factors indicating the defendant's danger to the victim and the community."
Victim advocates said Moran's pattern of abuse had the makings of a relationship that threatened to turn more violent: access to a gun, and alcoholism. His threats to kill her or himself, they said, were efforts to hold power in the relationship.
It was his girlfriend's decision to report the abuse that allowed the judicial system to take its course, they said.
If victims "don't participate in the prosecution, we have few alternatives for meting out justice," Lauby said.
In the Stoughton police case, Smith has returned to work. Acting Stoughton Police Chief Christopher Ciampa said the officer was on unpaid leave for the month the charges of domestic assault and battery and witness intimidation were pending. He said he has little recourse for further disciplinary action because the charges were dismissed.
The chief said, however, that he can take his own measures within the department, which include sending the officer to training and anger-management counseling. The chief also said he has the authority to look at underlying evidence in the case - in spite of the dismissal in court - that could dictate what type of counseling, or other measures, are needed.
"If an officer is involved in an incident of domestic violence or anything else, we look at his behavior and what is proven," Ciampa said. The chief stressed that for internal affairs cases, "there's a different level of proof. We look at cases individually.
"If there's a repeated pattern, that's a whole other thing to look at," the chief said.
An advocate for domestic abuse victims said victims' refusal to follow through on charges is far too common, and puts them at further risk of abuse. Victims often refuse to testify against a spouse or partner because of the history of their relationship, Lauby said. She added that such cases are more common when the perpetrator is a law enforcement official, because victims may not trust the legal system.

Posted by: Mitpo62

Holy handcuffs! I went to the academy with Sean. Just can't believe. Guess you never know.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Indicted Duxbury police officer posts bail, released

GREG DERR/The Patriot Ledger
Indicted Duxbury police officer Sean Moran

By EDWARD B. COLBY
The Patriot Ledger
Posted May 08, 2008 @ 07:33 AM
Last update May 08, 2008 @ 07:46 AM

A Duxbury police officer who allegedly held a gun to his girlfriend’s head and threatened to kill her was released from the Norfolk County jail after posting bail.
Sean Moran, 30, faces a number of charges connected to two alleged assaults on his girlfriend, a Milton police officer. The two had lived together in a house they bought in Quincy.
Moran could be sentenced to up to 20 years on the most serious charge, armed assault with intent to murder.
In a Nov. 9 incident, Moran allegedly slammed the woman’s head against a metal fence. On Oct. 18, Moran, while drunk, wrestled the woman to the floor and held her gun to her head, according to testimony by a Quincy police sergeant.
Moran had been held as a dangerous person since his November arrest. But with his second 90-day dangerousness order due to end this week, the state asked Monday that he be held on $100,000 bail, said David Traub, spokesman for the Norfolk County district attorney’s office.
Norfolk County Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders instead set bail at $10,000, Traub said. Moran was released Monday.
Traub said Moran ``will be fitted with a GPS device,'' and that he must live at his parents’ home in Duxbury.
Moran is due back in court June 17.
He is also charged with threatening to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of assault and battery, witness intimidation, and malicious destruction of property worth more than $250.

http://www.patriotledger.com/news/co...-bail-released

Posted by: lawdog671

HC I think you got your apples and oranges mixed....
As you said....you weren't there....don't know....couldn't guess...therefore you don't know that the victim DIDN'T fight for her weapon...scratch kick or bite for it....and as much as we shouldn't judge him and that he deserves his day in court like anyone else...shouldn't she have the benefit of doubt that she did all that she could to prevent it??
Either way no matter how you cut it...any douche that goes hands on with ANY woman, cop or not, deserves whatever he gets plus a lil more....

Posted by: HousingCop

lawdog671,
I didn't see a mark on him when he was in the docket the day after it occured. His mug was plastered all over the news on all 5 stations. As she stated, it happened before, and she didn't report it. SHAME on her or anybody who is a victim of domestic violence and doesn't report it to the proper authorities WHEN IT HAPPENS. I cannot give her the benefit of the doubt that she fought for control of her weapon when by her own admissions she stated that it's been an ongoing problem with him, and it has happened in the past. She stated this in the newspaper. No suppositions there, no inferences, speculations or rumors. Plain old facts that she has stated.

Conversely, SHAME on him, if it's true that he put her through all this as well. As I stated, I wasn't there & won't cast judgement on a fellow cop until he's had his day in court, which hasn't happened yet. I think some people in here forget that in our system, you're innocent until PROVEN guilty by a jury of your peers. If and when he is convicted of these heinous allegations, then I will make a final comment. Not until that point though. HC

Posted by: lawdog671

I had a huge reponse and lost it all when comp froze...

HC...from your posts on this I can see a couple things....
1. You don't deal with many domestic abuse cases.
2. You don't have a little sister/daughter etc..
3. Apparently you choose to believe your brother's in blue more than your sisters in blue.

Victims arent always able to immediately report abuse. It doesn't always start out with punches to the head. There can be years of verbal abuse and intimidation prior to getting hit. That you would be so quick to dismiss the statements of a female COP because she is a victim of a crime is shameful. So you would have us believe all the people you arrest are innocent in your eyes until proven guilty in court? There are times for the thin blue line and there are not...this I would say is not. To even be associated with, detained by the court with an extension of a dangerousness hearing and such a high bail means to me that a reasonable person felt there was some substance to the allegations. I'm not saying he's guilty, but there has to be some truth to this. There are sh*theads in all professions. Just because he doesn't have a mark on his face or hands (two parts of body you'd be able to see in court) doesn't mean she didn't fight back. She obviously did something right if he did have a gun to her head and she survived to report it.

Posted by: HousingCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawdog671

HC...from your posts on this I can see a couple things....
1. You don't deal with many domestic abuse cases.
2. You don't have a little sister/daughter etc..
3. Apparently you choose to believe your brother's in blue more than your sisters in blue.

1) You're right, I only work in the housing projects and have absolutely NO interaction with people..... You're a boob if you think 1/4 of my shift isn't spent straightening out some sort of squabble amongst kids or their parents, girlfriends, husbands, babys daddies etc.... I may not deal with alot of bank robberies or speed traps where I work but domestics are a specialty in the bricks.
2) Wrong.
3) Wrong again.

You're correct, victims aren't immediately able to report abuse but this supposedly is an ongoing thing for the past year or so. Think somebody should have picked up on it or maybe a call to 911 could have been placed within 400+ days? Some people on here knew of this alleged abuse AND DID NOTHING! Don't you think some of the people who have posted on here are complicit with their silence on the subject??? They like to post and bash me for sticking up for this guy yet they knew AND DID NOTHING. Their silence is deafening.

Posted by: lawdog671

Think somebody should have picked up on it or maybe a call to 911 could have been placed within 400+ days? Some people on here knew of this alleged abuse AND DID NOTHING! Don't you think some of the people who have posted on here are complicit with their silence on the subject??? They like to post and bash me for sticking up for this guy yet they knew AND DID NOTHING. Their silence is deafening.

If thats true then shame on whoever you are....my point HC....compassion....

Posted by: robodope

It is funny every time theres a debate everyone starts questioning each others credentials and experience. Stick to the topic!

I agree with your points HC but I think reporting it is easier said then done. She knew the consequences for him and it probably made it that much harder for her to do what she did. If people knew and didn't help her, and force him to get help before he came apart then shame on them. I know courts can be hard on cops who break the law but most are not held like he was. While we might get spanked harder for breaking the law, there is usually consideration given in instances of bail, and release because odds are the officer will stay out of trouble, and show for court. The fact they held him as long as they did speaks volumes to me.

Posted by: Delta784

Quote:

Originally Posted by robodope

I agree with your points HC but I think reporting it is easier said then done. She knew the consequences for him and it probably made it that much harder for her to do what she did. If people knew and didn't help her, and force him to get help before he came apart then shame on them. I know courts can be hard on cops who break the law but most are not held like he was. While we might get spanked harder for breaking the law, there is usually consideration given in instances of bail, and release because odds are the officer will stay out of trouble, and show for court. The fact they held him as long as they did speaks volumes to me.

He had allegedly threatened suicide if she ever called the police, apparently has a bad drinking (stopping actually) problem, and was a firearms enthusiast, so I can understand the reasoning. The judge in district court had offered to have him held in a secure (lock & key) alcohol treatment facility if his lawyer could find one, but he apparently couldn't.

Posted by: cmagryan

- I think experience has taught many of us to view domestic disputes with a cautious eye. Sadly, too many have been exaggerated and flat-out concocted, for revenge-drama-pity, etc. Calls that were once taken at face-value, we now withold judgement on until we sift through the garbage and find an actual fact. I can understand taking a reserved stance at the onset of allegations in a domestic situation.

- This particular case is troubling on many levels. I would think there were some who tried to get him help, and get her steered in a different direction. It did not have to reach this level.

Posted by: Grasshopper

Quote:

Originally Posted by lofu

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WARNING GENTLEMEN!!! I AM TELLING YOU MORE AS A WOMAN THAN A COP

I'm not going to make any ignorant assumptions in regards to this case and further proliferate the rumor mill BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE... BUT...with some of your attitudes (if you make assumptions such as the ones above), if some of you are not careful, you may just have your careers or lives destroyed!

YOU ALL SHOULD LISTEN TO HOUSING COP, SOUP AND CMAGRYAN ON MATTERS SUCH AS THESE!!!

There are several good friends of mine that I currently work with that have either had their lives turned upside down unsavory women and then there are others that with their dating habits, will most likely end up that way.

THERE ARE SOME WOMEN OUT THERE TAHT WILL NOT HESITATE TO DESTROY YOU ANY WAY THEY CAN IF THEY DON'T GET WHAT THEY WANT!

IF YOU MOVE WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT A WOMAN IS HARMLESS, INNOCENT AND MUST BE TELLING THE TRUTH IF SHE HAS COME FORWARD WITH SOMETHING, THEN YOU COULD BE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE!

I WOULD FEEL FOR AN ABUSED WOMEN MORE SINCERELY THAN ONE COULD IMAGINE!

BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE GOOD MEN FALL VICTIM TO SOME EVIL WOMAN WHO HAS SET BACK WOMEN'S LIBERATION EXPONENTIALLY WITH HER ANTICS! IF SOME OF YOU MAKE ASSUMPTIONS SUCH AS IN THIS POST...THEN SOME OF YOU MIGHT GET YOURSELVES INTO TROUBLE.

REMEMBER...MISOGYNY CAN ALSO COME IN THE FORM OF "Oh, she's so sweet, she could never hurt anyone nor could she ever lie. women are such weak delicate little things that could never hurt men" AND THAT IS THE TYPE OF MISOGYNY THAT COULD GET SOME OF YOU IN A LOT OF TROUBLE after the wrong kind of woman could destroy your career as well as your life. YOU'RE BIG TARGETS BEING POLICE OFFICERS! DON'T THINK SHADY WOMEN LIKE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT ALREADY.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL!

ALTHOUGH, IF YOU KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ANYONE IS BEING ABUSED OR YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE TO BE ABUSED (male, female, straight or gay), PLEASE ADRESS IT ASAP.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Indicted Duxbury cop fired for ‘egregious’ behavior

By Edward B. Colby
The Patriot Ledger
Posted May 14, 2008 @ 02:00 PM
Last update May 15, 2008 @ 07:35 AM

DUXBURY —
Sean Moran, the Duxbury police officer facing multiple charges after two alleged assaults on his girlfriend, a Milton police officer, has been fired.
In his termination decision, Town Manager Richard MacDonald wrote that Moran violated police department rules and regulations.MacDonald referred specifically to a rule that says a police officer should not commit “acts of immoral, improper, unlawful, disorderly or intemperate conduct, whether on or off duty,” that discredit or reflect unfavorably upon the officer, his peers or the department.
Moran violated the rule “in an egregious manner that is inherently inconsistent with the required conduct expected of police officers and that is inimical to the trust and confidence that members of the public place in police officers in order for police operations to be effective,” MacDonald wrote.
Moran, 30, was a full-time officer in Duxbury for about two years. On Oct. 18 in Quincy, he allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend, while holding a gun to her head. On Nov. 9, he allegedly slammed his girlfriend’s head against a metal fence.
Moran could receive a sentence of up to 20 years for the most serious charge, armed assault with intent to murder.
In his decision, MacDonald wrote that Moran, by committing those “arrestable offenses,” made “a mockery of his badge and the responsibilities it signifies.
“Moreover, Officer Moran’s conduct has had the undeniable effect of undercutting the reputation and morale of the department and jeopardizing the ability of fellow police officers to perform their required duties effectively.”
The firing was effective April 29. MacDonald made Moran’s termination papers available to reporters this week.
MacDonald based his decision, in part, on the April 24 findings of attorney Charles Sabatt, who conducted disciplinary for the town.
Moran was released on $10,000 bail last week and fitted with a GPS device. He is due back in court June 17.

http://www.patriotledger.com/news/co...regious-manner

Posted by: Delta784

Being fired is the least of his concerns right now.

Posted by: kttref

Wow. I missed this thread.

This entire case reminds me so much of Ciara McDermott...so much so that if I were the Milton officer I would stay with a friend for awhile - seeing as how this dude lost his job and his girl.

I'm not going to get into the arguments about DV because it is such a complex issue that I personally do not know enough about to make a judgement either way. I just know the law and who I arrest and who I don't.

At least it was reported at sometime...and at least he's getting what he deserves. Is anyone concerned about the welfare of the female officer? Again I am reminded of Ciara...that situation ended in murder, I pray that does not happen this time around.

Posted by: lawdog671

That was my point the entire time....it sucks for everyone involved but he pilots his own ship....getting abused isn't the same....

Posted by: Officer Dunngeon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

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YOU'RE BIG TARGETS BEING POLICE OFFICERS! DON'T THINK SHADY WOMEN LIKE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT ALREADY.

That goes for shady men who date/are married to female police officers as well. They are just as aware that they can destory the officer's career in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Grasshopper

I hope you aren't speaking from experience.

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