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Judge Dismisses Assault Charges Against Harvard Grad Students Involved in Clash at Oct. 2023 Protest

A Boston Municipal Court judge on Friday dismissed the assault and battery charges in a case against two Harvard graduate students who were charged following an altercation at a pro-Palestine protest last year.

Cambridge District Courthouse in March
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20 Defendants in Cambridge Brothel Case Agree to Pretrial Probation

Twenty defendants charged in purchasing commercial sex through a Cambridge brothel network accepted the prosecution’s conditions of pretrial probation on Tuesday, avoiding conviction.

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Driver Responsible for Fatal Bicycle Crash Pleads Not Guilty to Homicide, Negligence

The driver who fatally struck cyclist John H. Corcoran ’84 last year pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and negligence on Monday, appearing in court for the first time since the Middlesex District Attorney’s office sought charges four months ago.

Johnston Gate
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Prominent Harvard Affiliates Sent Birthday Letters to Jeffrey Epstein, WSJ Reports

Several high-profile Harvard affiliates were among those who sent birthday letters, some with sexually suggestive messages, to disgraced billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein in 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Paul Toner at City Council
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City Councilors Learned of Allegations Against Toner Long Before Brothel Charges Became Public

Five members of the Cambridge City Council were notified in January 2024 that Paul F. Toner had allegedly patronized a brothel network — more than a year before Toner was publicly named in the case.

Harvard Medical School Quad
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HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova Indicted on 3 Criminal Counts

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on three criminal counts.

Cambridge District Courthouse in March
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Final 6 Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Cambridge Brothel Case

Six defendants charged in soliciting commercial sex through a Cambridge brothel network pleaded not guilty on Friday, marking the final round of arraignments for the 34 men charged in connection to the brothel.

HMS Gordon Hall With Flag
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Judge Orders Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova From ICE Custody

A federal judge ordered the release of Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher who has been fighting deportation proceedings for nearly three months, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a Wednesday bail hearing in Vermont.

Toner at Cambridge District Court Arraignment
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14 More Defendants, Including City Councilor, Plead Not Guilty in Cambridge Brothel Case

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner and 13 other men pleaded not guilty to sexual conduct for a fee at Cambridge District Court on Friday morning, officially advancing their cases to trial.

Cambridge Police Officer
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Cambridge Police Investigate Reported Sexual Assault in Harvard Square

Cambridge police are investigating a reported Thursday night sexual assault in the Harvard Square area, according to an email alert sent Friday morning.

Cambridge Police Officer Badge
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Former BB&N Music Teacher Faces Federal Charges for Producing Child Pornography

A former music teacher at a prominent Cambridge private school is facing federal charges for allegedly paying to produce child pornography, according to Monday court filings.

Zhu and Attorney Walk Into Cambridge District Court
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14 Men Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Cambridge Brothel Case

More than a dozen men charged for patronizing a Cambridge brothel network pleaded not guilty to paying for sex on Friday, appearing in court for the first time in the extended legal saga.

Cambridge District Courthouse in March
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‘Booker’ of Cambridge Brothel Network Sentenced to One Year in Prison

Junmyung Lee — the “booker” of the high-end brothel network that operated in parts of Cambridge and Washington, D.C. suburbs — was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday.

Harvard Medical School Quadrangle
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Former HMS Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty to Selling Human Remains

Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School who was indicted in 2023 for stealing and selling human remains, filed a guilty plea on Wednesday.

Cop car outside T station
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Students Disturbed by Delay in HUPD Updates After Shots Fired in Harvard Square MBTA Station

Students across Harvard’s campus complained they were left in the dark after the Harvard University Police Department provided little information regarding reports of gunshots in Harvard Square on Sunday afternoon.

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