Child Abuse Archives – The Law Offices of Keren GoldenbergThe Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg

My client was found not guilty of all 26 indictments issued against him in the Norfolk Superior Court. Most of the indictments alleged child rape. It was a long and difficult trial and we are grateful to the jury for his acquittal. Read More I am happy to report that my client was found not guilty of rape of a child by force by a Middlesex County jury. This accusations were made by an adult who claims to have been sexually assaulted as a child. After hearing from prosecution and defense witnesses,… Read More When I have a client charged with a crime I usually can predict whether local news sources will pick up the story. Some cases involve gruesome allegations (any homicide); some may involve factual details that are bizarre (neighbor attacking neighbor with… Read More After  trial in the Middlesex Superior Court, Keren Goldenberg’s client was found not guilty of a sex offense that carried a mandatory minimum of ten years and a maximum of life imprisonment and was convicted of a less serious charge that carries… Read More Shaken Baby Syndrome is a form of child abuse that presents as bleeding and brain swelling in an infant that is believed to be caused by violent shaking. Tragedy is compounded when prosecutors rely on outdated medical literature that claims to find evidence… Read More In Commonwealth v. Christie, the Appeals Court reversed the defendant’s convictions for statutory rape “because evidence of [his] possession of videotape depictions of adult men engaged in same-sex sex was improperly admitted to demonstrate the defendant’s… Read More Do you understand a harassment prevention order? MA is home to a criminal defense firm that can help educate you I want to tell you about an interesting case recently decided by the Appeals Court in which a school-age girl was granted a harassment prevention… Read More If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook (shameless plug: please follow me on Twitter or Facebook) you will have seen that I have been recently posting a lot about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Most notable was some excellent reporting by Yvonne Abraham… Read More Bearing in mind that this is not a parenting blog and that I am in no way condoning or condemning the practice of spanking or hitting one’s child as a form of punishment, I am addressing the question of whether it is legal for a parent or guardian to… Read More