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	Woman Is Indicted in Boy's Beating Death Boston Globe July 22, 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/22/woman_is_indicted_in_boys_beating_death/ The fiance of the Worcester man accused of beating his 7-year-old son to death was indicted yesterday on a series of charges, including being an accessory to the assault, Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said. Tiffany N. Hyman, 29, of Worcester was indicted by a Worcester County grand jury on charges of being an accessory after the fact of assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, reckless endangerment, permitting assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, assault and battery on a child with bodily injury, and assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, according to Early. Nathaniel D. Turner died June 23 after he was beaten to death by his father, Leslie G. Schuler, Early said. Schuler is charged with murder. GLOUCESTER Judge suspends closure of fish auction A federal judge in Boston has granted a request by the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction to suspend a 10-day closing ordered by federal fisheries regulators. US District Judge Douglas Woodlock granted the temporary injunction Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had issued the order in June closing the auction, the main clearinghouse for fish brought into Gloucester, as a penalty for falsification of records involving illegally landed cod. But the seafood auction argued in court papers that the closing would put about 30 employees out of work, leave 30 to 50 fishing boats to make other arrangements to sell hundreds of thousands of pounds of fish, and would deprive more than 35 buyers of the chance to buy fish. BOSTON Senate OK's mixed martial arts events The state Senate voted unanimously yesterday to begin state regulation of mixed martial arts events, with sponsors touting the creation of new jobs and spending on hotels and restaurants. The bill passed 35 to 0 after state Senator James Timilty, Democrat from Walpole, urged his colleagues to pass the bill and attract so-called ultimate fighting bouts. He argued that the bouts would bring new revenue to the state and are much safer than boxing, pointing out that only 6 percent of mixed martial arts fights end in knockouts. Before adopting the bill, the Senate agreed to an amendment from Senator Marc R. Pacheco, Democrat of Taunton, allowing cities and towns to choose not to host such events. Donors rescue Voice of the Faithful Voice of the Faithful, the lay Catholic group founded during the church's clergy sexual abuse scandal, has raised enough money to keep operating. The group sent a letter to its members last week, saying its financial situation was so dire that it might be forced to close its Needham headquarters unless it raised $60,000. Yesterday, the group said its plea raised more than $63,000. The money will be used to pay operating costs for July and August. The group hopes to raise additional money so it can continue to operate long term. (AP) Revere man sentenced on fraud charges A Revere man was sentenced to 18 months to two years of incarceration and ordered to pay restitution of more than $164,000 after pleading guilty to using false identities to fraudulently collect unemployment benefits from February 2003 through June 2007. Domingos Gomes,52, also known as Domingos Correia, was sentenced yesterday by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Peter Lauriat on 286 counts of unemployment fraud, 15 counts of larceny over $250, and four counts of identity fraud. The judge also sentenced him to supervised probation for three years, the state attorney general's office said. TAUNTON Mother sues after boy's art called a threat A Taunton woman whose 10-year-old son was accused by his teacher of drawing threatening pictures is asking the city for $200,000 in damages. Lawyers for Angela Smithson say that if an amicable solution cannot be reached, she will sue the city for the money. Her lawyers argue that the boy, now 11, suffered psychological injuries connected to the June 2008 incident for which he continues to receive professional therapy. They also say the city's police were negligent in handling the case. (AP)
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