Sgt. Brian W. O'Hare, was
charged on February 28 with coercion and enticement of a minor
under 18 years old to engage in prostitution or sexual activity.
O'Hare a 19-year veteran is assigned to the Troop C Barracks in
Holden.
O’Hare was arrested after he arranged to meet who he thought
was a 14-year-old high school freshman, in the parking lot of the Meadow Glen
Mall in Medford.
Sgt. Brian O'Hare, of Lancaster, appeared in U.S. District Court in Boston where his
brother, Joseph O'Hare, signed a $50,000 unsecured
bond for his release.
No court records indicate the removal of
Sgt O'Hare's personal computer nor warrants to search his
home or his State Police, locker for other evidence
associated with this type of behavior.
Affidavit of
special agent Jeremy Morrisey
(complete with instant message interactions of Sgt O'Hare)
Criminal
Complaint US District
Court of Massachusetts
Conditions of
Release case
#2000-MJ-447-RBC
February 28,
2007
Ex-state sgt. gets 5 years in sex case
Lancaster man solicited boy over the
Internet
BOSTON—
A former Massachusetts state police sergeant was sentenced to five
years in federal prison yesterday in U.S. District Court.
The former sergeant, Brian W. O’Hare, formerly of 26 Lee St.,
Lancaster, was arrested last year by the FBI, after arranging over
the Internet to meet what he thought was an underage boy for sex.
Judge George O’Toole prohibited Mr. O’Hare from having a computer
except for work purposes during the five years of supervision to
follow his release from prison and from being with people under 18
without supervision.
The judge also ordered Mr. O’Hare, 46, to submit to a polygraph if
probation requests it after his release from prison and ordered him
to register as a sex offender.
Mr. O’Hare had been a state trooper for 20 years. He also was a
lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard.
February 26,
2007
Ex-state trooper to admit to sex charge
Former Lancaster resident charged
with luring child over the Internet
A former state
trooper charged last year with coercing and enticing a fictitious
teenage boy over the Internet will admit to the charges in federal
court tomorrow, according to court records.
Brian W. O’Hare, a former sergeant with the state police, will
appear in U.S. District Court in Boston to plead guilty to charges
associated with his arrest and will be sentenced as well, according
to federal court records....
Mr. O’Hare
faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a fine or both on the charge
in federal court.
Records said the defense and prosecution have agreed on a sentence
recommendation, but did not detail the terms of the agreement.
October 25,
2006
Ex-trooper will plead guilty to luring teen boy
Scott J. Croteau, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
A
now-former state trooper charged earlier this year with coercing and
enticing a fictitious teenage boy over the Internet will plead
guilty in federal court, according to court documents.
Authorities yesterday confirmed that Brian W. O'Hare, a former
Lancaster resident, is no longer a member of the state police. His
resignation took effect Monday, according to state police spokesman
Sgt. Scott Range. The sergeant would not comment further on the
resignation.
October 24, 2006
Former trooper expected to plead guilty in
Internet case
By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER— A now-former state trooper charged earlier this year with
coercing and enticing a fictitious teenage boy over the Internet
will plead guilty in federal court, according to court documents.
Authorities today confirmed that Brian W. O’Hare is no longer a
member of the state police. His resignation took effect yesterday, a
state police spokesman said.
Mr. O’Hare, a state police sergeant when arrested in February, is
charged in U.S. District Court with using the Internet to entice an
individual under 18-years-old for sexual activity.
Yesterday, an updated court filing indicated the former Lancaster
resident “intends to plead guilty to the charge(s) contained in the
Indictment.”
Federal court records said Mr. O’Hare and federal prosecutors have
agreed to a resolution in the case. A change of plea hearing was
originally scheduled for Nov. 13, but paperwork filed yesterday said
the Nov. 13 will now be a pre-trial conference.
Mr. O’Hare was arrested by FBI agents Feb. 24 after he engaged in an
e-mail discussion with undercover agent who posed as a 14-year-old
boy. He was arrested after he showed up at a Medford mall for what
Mr. O’Hare believed would be a meeting with the teen. Instead,
agents were waiting.
June 9, 2006
State police sergeant pleads not guilty
Regional digest, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
(MA)
BOSTON - Suspended state police Sgt. Brian W.
O'Hare pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court yesterday to a
charge he coerced and enticed a teenage boy online.
The 19-veteran of the state police remains suspended without pay
since his Feb. 24 arrest on charges he pursued a 14-year-old boy
online who turned out to be an FBI agent.
Samantha Martin, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office, said
Sgt. O'Hare pleaded not guilty to a charge of coercion and
enticement of a minor to engage in prostitution or sexual activity.
After his February arrest, Sgt. O'Hare was in federal court for his
initial appearance on the charge. His aunt, brother and sister went
with him to court Feb. 27. His brother signed bond paperwork,
agreeing to forfeit $50,000 of equity in his $400,000 home if Sgt.
O'Hare violates the conditions of his release.
Ms. Martin said the bond amount and conditions stayed the same
yesterday. Sgt. O'Hare cannot use computers or have unsupervised
contact with children, including his 14-year-old son.
March 6, 2006
Sgt.
wants OK to move - Man facing sex charges
Suspended state police Sgt. Brian W. O'Hare is asking a judge if he
can live with his sister in Dracut and move out of his aunt's
Arlington home, claiming the living arrangement has strained his
aunt's work as a third-grade teacher.
In a motion filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston, lawyer
Carlos J. Dominguez said the aunt, Barbara Boyle, "has encountered
problems with her employer because of her decision to house" Sgt.
O'Hare.
February 28, 2006
Accused trooper tossed from home by wife
A state police
sergeant accused of soliciting oral sex from a 14-year-old boy in
lurid online sex chats with an FBI agent has been tossed out of his
home by his wife and prohibited from contacting his teenage son.
Sgt. Brian
O’Hare, who commanded National Guard units in Iraq and Afghanistan,
was forced to appear in federal court yesterday after his wife,
Anne, refused to co-sign his bail agreement or allow him to continue
living in the couple’s Lancaster home.
February 28, 2006
Trooper allegedly lured teen over the Internet
BOSTON (AP) --
A state police sergeant tried to seduce someone he
thought was a 14-year-old boy over the Internet,
offering to be a sexual tutor in an explicit
seven-month chat room courtship, according to a
federal affidavit made public Monday.
Sgt. Brian O'Hare, of Lancaster, appeared briefly
Monday in U.S. District Court in Boston where his
brother, Joseph O'Hare, signed a $50,000 unsecured
bond for his release.
February 28, 2006
Trooper Appears In Court On Sex Charge
BOSTON -- A veteran state
trooper caught in an FBI sex sting appeared in
federal court in Boston Monday on charges of
coercion and enticement of a minor under 18 years
old to engage in prostitution or sexual activity.
State Police Sgt. Brian O'Hare allegedly tried to
pick up someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy he
had met online, but it turned out to be an FBI
agent.
February 26, 2006
FBI nabs state trooper in sex sting
The FBI
nabbed a veteran state trooper Friday in an undercover sweep of men seeking sex
with underage boys on America Online.
State
police Sgt. Brian O’Hare was arrested after he arranged to meet who he thought
was a 14-year-old high school freshman, in the parking lot of the Meadow Glen
Mall in Medford.
...FBI
spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said O’Hare, a 19-year veteran who is assigned to
the Troop C Barracks in Holden,
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