Red Sox suspend clubhouse attendant guilty for 26 counts of sexual assault

Boston Red Sox have suspended a clubhouse worker after he was accused of sexual assault prior to his appointment at Red Sox. Stephen Murphy, a resident of Danvers, Massachusetts, was indicted with 26 counts of aggravated felonious assault in July 2019. Murphy and Jeffrey Buskey of Boston have been accused of sexually attacking and beating boy as youth counsellors at Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester.

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MLB: Red Sox clubhouse attendant suspended over sexual abuse allegations

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Boston Red Sox spokesperson Kevin Gregg in a statement said that when organisation learnt of allegations against Murphy, he was suspended without pay from his role. He added that Major League Baseball (MLB) team wouldn’t comment on issue going forward.

This is t first instance of Red Sox's clubhouse being linked to a case of sexual abuse. Donald J. Fitzpatrick, a retired Red Sox clubhouse manr, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual abuse on boys younger than 12 in 2002. Fitzpatrick’s accusers had sued Boston Red Sox, seeking a $100 million compensation for same. team settled matter out of court with seven or victims in 2003. Fitzpatrick expired in 2005 at of 76 while serving a 10-year suspended sentence in Florida case.

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MLB: Red Sox clubhouse attendant charged with sexual assault

In a 2010 interview, Stephen Murphy said he was employed as a special education teacher in Stoneham, Massachusetts, while also working as an assistant basketball coach at Woburn High School when he took job with Boston Red Sox. Clubhouse employees are responsible for everything, from fetching takeout food for players to stuffing ir bats and or gear for road trips.

suspected assaults in New Hampshire in Youth Development Center occurred between late October 1997 and late September 1998 while victim was enslaved, though several of charges against Buskey claim assaults ensued at a private home. allegations provoked a broad investigation into centre by New Hampshire attorney general's office, which helps children d 13 to 17, who have been ordered to a secure institutional setting by juvenile justice system.

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