A two-year-old girl was found unconscious in the home of a longtime Massachusetts police officer who was arrested last month for allegedly raping a child under the age of 12.
Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley, 56, is currently being held on $200,000 bail on charges including aggravated rape of a child and two counts of sexual assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age. He was therefore not at home when the toddler was born. was found.
911 was called at 10:20 am on Friday morning. When emergency services arrived on the scene, the youngster was rushed to hospital, where the girl died Boston25.
The child was rushed to the hospital in the fire chief’s car when they arrived first. Two EMTs performed CPR on the toddler.
“They made the decision to transport this child in the back of the fire chief’s vehicle to Massachusetts General Hospital,” Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty said.
Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley (pictured) was charged last month with aggravated rape of a child and two counts of sexual assault and battery on a child under 14
A two-year-old girl was found unresponsive in the home where Freeley lived
“The fire department did a heroic job today and made decisive decisions under emergency circumstances to get this child the necessary medical treatment as quickly as possible,” Chief Delehanty said.
An initial investigation shows that there was no malicious intent or physical trauma. “We are awaiting an autopsy to determine the cause of death,” a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement.
Feeley had served as a sergeant in the department for three years before being promoted to lieutenant. He was a reserve officer eight years earlier
The child’s death comes just a month after Feeley allegedly confessed to a series of sex crimes while standing at the foot of his parents’ gravestones in a local cemetery Christmas.
The complaint alleges that Feeley, who had served with the force for 21 years and was promoted in 2020, had “sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse” with the victim, although it is not currently known exactly when or where the alleged assaults occurred. .
The alleged victim was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital in December and claimed the assaults began a year earlier.
Feeley, who was a foster parent, although it is not clear whether the victim in the case was a child, was raised by him.
“DCF is investigating these disturbing allegations against a foster parent. There are currently no foster children in the foster home,” a DCF spokesperson said last month.
Former Winthrop police lieutenant charged with child rape and held on $200,000 bail
Freeley is taken into custody last month after allegations of sexual abuse
Feeley had served as a sergeant in the department for three years before being promoted to lieutenant. He was a reserve officer eight years earlier.
Feeley was actively involved in educating young children in the area when it came to police outreach.
Photos on social media show him spending time with a local Brownies and Girl Guides group in 2022.
Feeley’s brother called Winthrop Sergeant Sean Delehanty and told him Feeley was “in really bad shape.”
Delehanty then relayed the warning to his brother who was also on the force, Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty, and asked him to meet the lieutenant at the cemetery while he traveled there himself.
On arrival the sergeant told him: ‘No matter what happens, the answer isn’t at his hip,” referring to the gun Feeley had on him.
Feeley allegedly replied, “Wait until I tell you what I did.”
The chief later arrived and Feeley reportedly confessed to both police officer brothers.
Believing him to be suicidal, the chief took Feeley’s gun from him and had him taken to Massachusetts General Hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Defense attorney Nitin Dalal told the judge at a hearing that Feeley had a residence in another community with one of his brothers and that Feeley had admitted to exposing what happened.
Feeley, second from left, had served with his troops for 21 years and was promoted in 2020
“He feels guilt, remorse, shame and humiliation,” Dalal said, adding that Feeley needs mental health treatment.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, “This victim and the victim’s family will receive all the help and support they need as this case progresses.”
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families said they are “investigating these disturbing allegations.”
Feeley has pleaded not guilty to the charges. His next hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Police Chief Terence Delehanty said in a statement: “James Feeley has been placed on administrative leave by the Winthrop Police Department pending the outcome of a criminal investigation led by State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.”