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March 10, 2008

Hopkinton man held on child molestation charges

A 42-year-old Hopkinton man faces four counts of child molestation after a secret indictment and arraignment.

Joseph Jolly, of 97 Spring St., was arrested Friday, according to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office. His indictment was unsealed, and he was arraigned in front of Associate Justice Stephen P. Nugent in Superior Court, Wakefield.

Jolly faces one count of 1st-degree child molestation and three counts of 2nd-degree child molestation. The indictment alleges all the incidents occurred in Hopkinton and involved sexual contact with a person, or persons, 14 years old or younger.

The alleged incidents took place between Aug. 15, 2004, and July 15, 2005.

According to the attorney general's office, a secret indictment means the indictment was not the result of an arrest or a lower court complaint.

Jolly is being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions. He is due in court March 14 for a bail hearing.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 2:32 PM | Permalink

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