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Roxbury state rep convicted of attacking woman
By adamg on Wed, 01/15/2014 - 3:11pm
State Rep. Carlos Henriquez was sentenced to six months in jail today after he was convicted of two of five counts related to an incident involving a woman with whom he left a block party last year. The State House News Service reports House Speaker Robert DeLeo is telling Henriquez he can resign or face a House investigation.
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Walsh says he should resign
Statement from the mayor:
Thanks Marty! Well Put.
Thanks Marty! Well Put.
Huh, him and Marty seemed
Huh, him and Marty seemed pretty buddy, buddy at fundraisers during the election.
If so, it is a good thing
If so, it is a good thing that he can revise his position in light of new information.
"new"?
Charges were brought last year, well before the election...
Innocent until proven guilty.
He was charged last year. He wasn't guilty until Wednesday.
Not just Rox, he was our rep
Not just Rox, he was our rep in NE DOT as well...
Would be interesting...
To see post-conviction comments from City Councilor Tito Jackson and Mayoral Candidate John Barros, the two men who bailed Henriquez out of jail when he was arrested and were then front and center at his arraignment hearing. Neither of these men are fit to hold office after their complete lack of sensitivity toward the victim and the situation at hand.
"High-profile friends of State Representative Carlos Henriquez were quick to rush to the side of the Dorchester lawmaker after his arrest over the weekend for allegedly choking and punching a 23-year-old woman. Some may be tempted to see this as a noble example of friends who appear in time of need. But it came across more like callousness toward victims of dating violence and domestic assault. Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson, who went to the police station after Henriquez’s arrest, doesn’t know all the facts of this case. Neither do Boston School Committee member John Barros and Darnell Williams, head of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, who showed the flag at Monday’s court appearance where Henriquez pleaded not guilty to all charges."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2012/07/12/henriquez-defen...
not clear
So wouldn't that actually explain why he went? If the facts aren't clear don't you assume/hope for innocence and show up? Not saying you back him regardless of how things turn out, but until the case becomes clearer, he's your friend/colleague or whatever. Now that he's been convicted you might want to do what Walsh is doing -- recommend a course of action for the good of his constituency and maybe behind the scenes help the guy get to some sort of post-incarceration therapy or something around violence management (can't stand the term "sensitivity training" - maybe "how not to be a shitbag" short course?)
Violence against women is indeed an epidemic and there's no way that in the name of loyalty you can stick up for someone at the expense of the victim, but waiting for the process to run its course seems sensible. Now that he's been found guilty he should resign immediately.
Does John Barros live in the district?
John would make a great candidate otherwise it could mark the return of Chuckie Turner
The Republican War on Women continues
The Republican War on women continues. Er, um, ah, never mind. Just found out from another source that actually mentioned the convicts party, he's Democrat. That the crime occurred inside a "Zipcar" is priceless! His mother, a top Obama official at HUD, must be proud.
That the crime occurred in a
"ZipCar" is something else. Try totally irrelevant.
comparing D vs. R misdeeds is so lame
and doesn't negate the fact that by policy R's turn women into incubators…. see the case in texas
Try not to appear gleeful
About a guy assaulting a women. It looks bad.
This isn't about acting like a human being
It is about US versus THEM and KEEPING SCORE (except when the score shows a clear loss)!
Don't expect knee-jerk teacrackers to behave any differently.
Again, you're projecting
"teabaggers" + "crackers" = hypocrisy in the third degree. If a conservative said something homophobic or racist you would be among the first to complain. But some of the animals are more equal than others. Pathetic.
The Herald wouldn't
have a reader if not for the blame game.
One problem
You can't change your race. You can't change your sexual orientation.
You openly and willfully chose to be ignorant, racist, and to engage in paranoid tribalist vitriol.
Your abject failure to grasp the distinction is telling.
Another troll-like comment
Another troll-like comment from anonymous registeted user with a silly name. The rep is going to jail for disturbing and serious charges yet all you can do is make an off topic nasty joke about it to push your democrat/obama hating agenda. Grow up assclown.
I'm missing something here...
Why was it tried in (Middlesex County) Cambridge? Didn't the assault happen in Boston?
It's probably because she was
It's probably because she was picked up at her home, which I believe was in Somerville or somewhere near there.
See ya.
And nothing of value was lost that day. Good riddance.
But, ... he isn't the rep for Roxbury, right?
He is the rep for Cambridge, grew up in Roxbury. Right?
No, he's the rep for Roxbury
I think he grew up there, too.
Ok, he is ONE of the reps from Roxbury.
He wasn't my rep, which is what confused me.
Good job by the court
Good job by the court actually resulting in a decent amount of jail time.