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North Adams man sentenced to prison for raping three-year-old
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A North Adams man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for multiple charges related to rape of a child. 'Upskirting' case involved multiple victims, Berkshire County DA urges update on Massachusetts law Berkshire District Attorney's Office Chief of Operations Julia Sabourin shared in a news release that 29-year-old Austin Miller-Robinson was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in state prison for the charges of Aggravated Rape of a Child with Force and Rape and Abuse of a Child Aggravated by Age Difference. This sentencing stems from an investigation beginning in 2019, in which Miller-Robinson raped a three-year-old child. He was found guilty on June 4. 'This is an important victory for the children and citizens of Berkshire County,' said Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue. 'I will always advocate for the strongest possible penalties under the law for anyone who harms our children.' WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Berkshire County man sentenced for 2018 rape
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A jury found a Housatonic man found guilty of rape and was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. Amherst man sentenced for child abuse material offenses Berkshire District Attorney's Office Chief of Operations Julia Sabourin said that 45-year-old Timothy Formel of Housatonic was found guilty during a jury trial for raping a woman in May 2018 in New Marlborough. The survivor of the rape testified in court, and District Attorney Shugrue commended her for her bravery. Formel was sentenced to 4 to 5 years in state prison. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Woman sentenced for witness intimidation in Berkshire County case
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A woman was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of witness intimidation from a case in Berkshire County. Berkshire District Attorney's Office Spokesperson Julia Sabourin told 22News in a news release that Destiny Culpo-Lechner provided testimony for a defendant in a grand jury case that concluded in November 2022. It was alleged during that time that she attempted to intimidate a person based on their participation in the grand jury. Cambridge teacher, Maryland man charged in federal child exploitation case The DA's office says that Culpo-Lechner, who was also the landlord for this person, sent harassing text messages, which disrupted his family, and attempted to evict him from his apartment. District Attorney Shugrue stated, 'Witness intimidation is a very real issue in the Berkshires. It creates fear in victims and witnesses of crime and hinders our attempt to fully prosecute cases. I will not tolerate attempts to intimidate victims of crime and will continue to bring charges forward on those attempting to do so.' On Wednesday, Culpo-Lechner pleaded guilty to two counts of witness intimidation and was sentenced to two years in the House of Corrections, suspended for one year with conditions of no contact with the victim and anger management. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
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Man, 21, accused of planting surveillance camera in Williams College gym bathroom
A 21-year-old man is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say they linked him to a surveillance device found in a gym on the campus of Williams College. Maxwell Hall, of Weston, faces 18 counts of photographing, videotaping or electronically surveilling a partially nude or nude person in connection with an incident on Jan. 16, the Berkshire district attorney's office said. On Jan. 16, Williamstown police learned of suspicious activity in the Lasell Gymnasium at Williams College. The Campus Safety Service told police they believed a surveillance camera had been planted in a public restroom on the 2nd floor of the gym, Julia Sabourin, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office, said in an email. A student alerted campus safety to the camera after they oberseved a surveillance device disguised as a phone charger, Sabourin said. Hall is set to be arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court on June 2. Anyone who believes they were present in the bathroom where the device was found between noon and 5 p.m. on Jan. 16 is encouraged to contact Williamstown Police Sgt. Shaun William at swilliam@ Mass. man pleads guilty to having over 340,000 files of child sexual abuse material Suffolk DA blasts judge for dismissing case of man detained by ICE midtrial Ashland man found with child sex abuse material at Logan Airport, feds say Allston woman likely killed by baseball bat or sword identified Nigerian man pleads guilty to $10M pandemic unemployment fraud scheme
