Local Charge Dropped Against Eric Rossini
A Westborough District Court judge dropped a local charge against MassDojo owner Eric Rossini.
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MassDojo Owner Eric Rossini was back in court and a local judge dropped the fugitive from justice charge against him stemming from sexual assault charges from Texas.
Eric P. Rossini, 41, of 74 Crosby Road, Grafton, was arrested in May and charged with faces two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to Tiara Ellis Richard, media relations coordinator for the Arlington Police Department and was placed under house arrest.
He was back in court this week and Judge Vito Virzi dropped the fugitive from justice charge, according to the Telegram.com.
The alleged victim is a 13-year-old girl and a family member, according to the Texas police.
At the time of his arrest in May, he was ordered to stay away from children under 18.
The incident allegedly occurred in July 2011 where a karate tournament took place in Texas. The alleged victim apparently did not come forward until January.
At a hearing in June, Rossini's attorney said that the case stems from a custody battle gone bad and would be cleared up if Rossini could resolve the case in Texas.
Jesse G
3:12 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
The article at Telegram.com has more information shedding more light on the case.
I was struck by two things:
1) that in Texas the police issue a warrant BEFORE a charge goes before a grand jury. I know in previous discussions here the assumption that the charge had been presented to a grand jury and then a warrant was issued was used as further proof of Mr. Rossini's guilt. A lesson to all of us that different states have different procedures.
2) that (according to Mr. Rossini's lawyer) the Texas A.D.A. does not plan on submitting the charge to a grand jury until after the conclusion of Mr. Rossini's divorce case in Massachusetts.
I would think that given the seriousness of the charge and its potential applicability to any divorce/custody issue the fact that a D.A. is not going to bring it before a grand jury immediately makes me question the validity of the charge.
I know that people tend to focus on the "sizzle" of an accusation and then become distracted when the drama fades, but I hope that people continue to pay attention to this matter as it seems to be marching towards exoneration for Mr. Rossini.
CP
9:43 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
The divorce happened back in 2003. The custody case was brought up after the child came forward.
Jesse G
11:43 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
I was unaware of the timing of the divorce. This makes it even more curious as I would think that the sexual assault charge would be salient to the custody case and I can't understand why the D.A. wouldn't be presenting the charge to a grand jury unless there are serious questions as to the validity of the charge.
CP
3:34 pm on Monday, August 6, 2012
Read the latest article in the T&G...the creep's lawyer lied..the DA is still moving forward irregardless of the custody issue.
Jesse G
10:05 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Can't say it surprises me that a lawyer would play fast and loose with the truth. I'm still surprised the charges haven't been put before a grand jury but at least the system is churning along and Mr. Rossini will get his day in court.
Josh K
5:15 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
is there a link to the story?
Jesse V
12:07 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Lawyers seize every opportunity to interrogate a witness especially a young lady in Probate Court 2,000 miles from the Grand jury. Double edged sword in my opinion.
Jesse V.
11:15 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wonder why no drum is beating after the September 27 Probate hearing?