Arlington Man's Curry College Rape Hearing Delayed

See why the probable cause hearing got pushed back until Aug. 29.

An Arlington man and two from Malden charged with raping a Curry College student in January had their court proceedings postponed Friday until Aug. 29, according to a report in the Currier Times, the school’s student newspaper. Justin O. Castor, then 19, of Arlington, Kensley Metellus, 19, of Malden, and Shakarus D. Semexant, 20, of Malden, appeared in Quincy District Court for a probable cause hearing. The hearing was delayed, however, after the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office asked for more time to review the evidence, which included two used condoms, according to the report. The three men allegedly raped the student in a residence hall after a dance at the college on Sunday, Jan. 20. They were arrested by Milton police five days …

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Arlington Man, Two Others Allegedly Raped Curry College Student

The incident allegedly took place after a dance at the Milton campus on Sunday, Jan. 20.

An Arlington man and two from Malden allegedly raped a Curry College student in a residence hall after a dance at the college on Sunday, Jan. 20, according to a report in the Currier Times, the school’s student newspaper. Justin O. Castor, 19, of Arlington, Kensley Metellus, 19, of Malden, and Shakarus D. Semexant, 20, of Malden, were arrested Friday, Jan. 25, by Milton police and charged with aggravated rape, conspiracy to commit rape, assault with intent to rape, and indecent assault and battery, according to the report. The three men were arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court and have been released on bail, the report states. Castor, who graduated from the Hyde School in Maine in 2011, and Metellus, a 2011 Malden High School …

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Zoltan

10:20 am on Monday, February 4, 2013

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous.Obviously the Milton Police believe the girl and the Norfolk County DA is confident, based on the evidence, in their ability to successfully prosecute the accused. The severity of these numerous charges would tend to indicate that the girl resisted to the utmost of her ability, and in addition to being …   more ›

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Police Log: Sexual Assault Under Investigation, Several Properties Vandalized

The following information comes from the Arlington Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Police Investigating Sexual Assault Arlington Police are investigating a report of a possible sexual assault referred by the Cambridge Police Department. Arlington Police Department Capt. Richard Flynn said the report came in around midnight on Thursday for an assault that would have happened earlier that day. Flynn said the Cambridge police officials were at Mt. Auburn Hospital with the victim. The case remains under investigation, he added. Flynn said the case was an isolated assault and there is no cause for public concern at this time. Bank Tagged Over Weekend On Friday afternoon, a Watertown Savings Bank employee reported the building was tagged at some point during the night. The damage consisted of an “illegible moniker in white …

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