MASSACHUSETTS
Wicked Local Walpole
By Veronica Hamlett and Keith Ferguson
Wicked Local Walpole
WALPOLE —
Prosecutors won’t say why the accuser in the case against suspended Blessed Sacrament priest Emile “Mike” Boutin wouldn’t testify after preparing for trial for more than two years.
Had it not been for the accuser’s refusal to testify, Boutin would have been on trial for indecent assault and battery last week after more than two years of delays.
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against Boutin last Tuesday shortly after learning the accuser wouldn’t take the stand.
“It was a case that rested very heavily on the alleged victim’s testimony,” said David Traub, spokesman for the Norfolk District Attorney’s office.
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