Inyoung You is accused of encouraging Alexander Urtula to take his own life.
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Inyoung You, 21, appears in Suffolk Superior Court, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in Boston. (David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:37 PM EST January 15, 2021
BOSTON The manslaughter case against a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life will head toward trial, prosecutors said Friday.
A court this week partially denied the defense s motion to dismiss, finding that Inyoung You’s words could have caused Alexander Urtula to kill himself, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office said. The judge did dismiss one of the prosecution s theories, ruling that You’s failure to summon help didn t cause his suicide, Rollins office said.
A Boston Public Schools official has been charged with raping a 15-year-old former student at the Joseph P. Timilty Middle School earlier this year. Manuel Mendes, 38, of Boston, the school’s dean of students, was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with four counts of statutory rape. He was arraigned Monday in West Roxbury Municipal Court. Bail was set… chelsea Dec 2, 2020
A man has been charged with beating his roommate to death this weekend in Chelsea, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bartolo Cruz Cosigua Gonzalez, a 44-year-old from Chelsea, was arrested Monday on a manslaughter charge in the killing that prosecutors say took place Saturday. Chelsea police officers found Gonzalez’ roommate, 25-year-old Alexis Antonio Yanes-Majano, lying on the street outside an apartment…
December 14, 2020
The dean of students at James P. Timilty Middle School was charged with four counts of aggravated rape on Monday for allegedly having sexual relations with an underage child, who previously attended the school, over the course of several months this year.
Manuel Mendes, 38, of Hyde Park, was arrested Friday and arraigned Monday in the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office.
“This is the ultimate betrayal of a child’s trust,” Suffolk County D.A. Rachael Rollins said in a statement. “As an educator and school official, Mr. Mendes had a duty to provide a safe and supportive environment for this young person to learn and grow. Instead, he allegedly used his position of trust and authority to prey on the victim.”
Boston Middle School Dean Charged With Raping 15-Year-Old Former Student Several Times
12/15/20 AT 8:30 AM
The dean of students at a middle school in Boston, Massachusetts has been charged with raping a former student.
The incident came to light when the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office received a tip-off that 38-year-old Manuel Mendes, the dean of students at the James P. Timilty Middle School, had been in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old former student.
The victim has told the investigators that the accused had assaulted her multiple times over the course of several months. The victim took part in a forensic interview last month and disclosed multiple assaults by Mr. Mendes beginning in February 2020 and continuing until the summer. Digital evidence, including text messages, related to the allegations were recovered during the course of the investigation, the district attorney’s office said, Mass Live reported.
Dean of students at Boston middle school, Manuel Mendes, accused of raping former student, authorities say
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
A Boston Public Schools official was arraigned in court Monday on aggravated rape charges after authorities say he raped a child who previously attended his school.
Manuel Mendes, 38, of Hyde Park, who is the dean of students at the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury, was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with four counts of aggravated rape of a child under the age of 16, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office.
Mendes was arraigned Monday in the West Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court.