Crime & Safety

Wakefield Man Facing More Than 100 Child Sex Abuse Charges

Middlesex DA Gerry Leone will hold a press conference soon about a case that is "among the worst cases of child abuse ever prosecuted by the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office."

A Wakefield man is facing more than 100 child sex abuse charges in what the Middlesex County District Attorney's office is billing as the worst case of child abuse it has ever prosecuted.

District Attorney Gerry Leone is announcing Thursday afternoon that John Burbine of Wakefield was charged in the case.

Patch.com will be at the 2 p.m. press conference and more information will be provided on this website soon.


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