This week a former Boston Public Schools employee was accused of grooming and sexually
exploiting teen girls. He has been charged with child rape, sex trafficking and a range of other charges.
John Cokley, 38, a former Brighton High School and MissionSAFE staff member, was arraigned on a 30-count child sex indictment. MissionSAFE is a local nonprofit that works with Boston at-risk youth and their families.
It is alleged that he exploited five high school students through Instagram and then raped two of them over the past year.
Some of the sex crimes he has been charged with include: seven counts of sex trafficking of a child; five counts of aggravated rape of a child; one count of rape of a child by force; three counts of posing a child in a state of nudity; four counts of posing a child in a state of sexual conduct; four counts of enticing a child under 18 into commercial sex; two counts of inducing a minor to sell a controlled substance; one count of dissemination of harmful matter to a minor; possession of child pornography; and purchasing child pornography.
He was alleged to have exchanged naked videos and images over social media, as well as arranging to meet the students to have sex in exchange for money.
If you have been accused of Sex Crimes and you are a coach or a teacher, then you need a strong defense to protect your freedom. If you are being investigated by the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit, you can’t go it alone, you need a strong criminal defense team such as Dhar Law to help you navigate serious sex crimes.
In Massachusetts teachers, (and former teachers and coaches) that have been accused of serious sex crimes related to electronic communications, like sextortion or cyber stalking, indecent assault, possession of obscene material can face stiff penalties because they are / were in a position of trust. Our expert defense attorneys can help you fight a wide range of various types of sex crime charges and cases including charges such as sexual assault or possessing inappropriate images of students or children that were in your care.
If you are a teacher, coach or (former teacher or former coach) facing charges for serious sex crimes then please contact the attorneys at Dhar Law LLP who can assist you to fight these charges. Our defense team has been trained by the Center for Cybercrime Investigations and we are experienced in the defense of cyber-crimes and crimes involving images and file sharing. Please contact our experienced team of Boston sex crimes defense attorneys at 617-880-6155 to learn more.
