Pretrial Probation for Non-Citizen College Professor Charged With Domestic Assault and Battery and Intimidation of a Witness

The defendant is a professor of physics at a prestigious university just outside of Boston. He has Masters Degrees from top 10 universities and a doctorate from the number one school in his field. He is a permanent resident, not a citizen. On September 14, 2018 police were dispatched to the defendant’s address following a 911 call from his wife. The officers arrived, separated the parties and inquired about the incident. The wife stated that the two had an argument over an appliance that had been broken. The argument became heated. The wife felt threatened and grabbed her phone and called the police. The husband responded by taking the phone from the wife and breaking it. He then struck her in the chest. Police officers did in fact see the bruises on her chest area. The husband’s statement was similar to the wife’s however he minimized the extent of the battery. The man was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery, G.L. c. 265 Section 13M and intimidation of a witness, G.L. c. 268 Section 13B. Any form of conviction or even a continuance without a finding (CWOF) would likely result in deportation, loss of employment and certain denial of citizenship. Attorney Neyman was able to get the prosecution to agree to pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 Section 87. All charges will be dismissed in nine months. There will be no employment or immigration consequences.

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