Migrant father admits raping, impregnating 14-year-old daughter while residing in taxpayer-funded shelter

A foreign national residing in one of Massachusetts' migrant shelters confessed to committing a horrific crime against his daughter.

A 44-year-old man, who lived at the Marlborough Holiday Inn, pleaded guilty on July 11 to aggravated rape of a child.

'I'm not looking for political theater — I'm seeking accountability for the horrific abuses that have taken place.'

The shelter's then-manager, Jon Fetherston, reported the attack to authorities, claiming that the man raped and impregnated his 14-year-old daughter while residing in the state-run facility. He previously told Blaze News that while managing the shelter from November 2023 to July 2024, he reported many tragic crimes, including alleged domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office reported that a buccal swab was taken after the daughter's baby was born.

"Those samples were sent to a forensic testing laboratory, and on January 24, 2025, it was determined that not only was the defendant the biological father of the victim, it was also twenty-three trillion times more likely than not, that he was the biological father of the victim's baby," the DA's office said.

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Following last week's guilty plea, the man faces a prison sentence of 12 to 15 years. His name was withheld to protect the identity of his daughter.

Last month, Fetherston stated that he sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the state's shelter system, warning that the program is "dangerous and corrupt." He highlighted concerns related to "a disturbing pattern of criminal activity, sexual assaults, financial abuse, and the widespread use of no-bid contracts."

His letter called on the DOJ to investigate "criminal activity and sexual violence within Massachusetts-run migrant shelters," "widespread fraud and misuse of federal and state funds," "the deliberate refusal to coordinate with federal law enforcement agencies," and "the pattern of retaliation against those reporting abuse, danger, or misconduct."

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Fetherston told Blaze News on Friday that he has not yet received a response from Bondi's office.

"As of today, I have not received a response from Attorney General Bondi's office, but I remain hopeful that justice will prevail. I'm not looking for political theater — I'm seeking accountability for the horrific abuses that have taken place," Fetherston stated. "The system failed these vulnerable families, and those responsible — whether they're shelter administrators, state officials, or private contractors — must be held to account. If Bondi or the DOJ won't act, I'll keep pushing until someone does. The tragedies inside these shelters must end, and silence is not an option."

The DOJ said Friday that it does not have Fetherston's letter.

Fetherston provided Blaze News with tracking receipts indicating that his mail was delivered on June 13, addressed to Bondi in Washington, D.C.

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China’s secret grip on Boston: CCP proxies apparently infiltrate City Hall

Chinese Communist Party members have reportedly managed to infiltrate a U.S.-based nonprofit embraced by one East Coast mayor's administration.

The Boston Urban Forum, an organization that states it is "dedicated to nurturing community cohesion and development," hosts a monthly public meeting at Boston City Hall.

'China has installed hundreds of CCP proxies in every major city across America.'

However, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found that the forum, which "invites officials and professionals from political, academic, and business sectors to discuss municipal policies and livelihood issues," has hosted speakers identified as CCP members for at least half of its events.

A DCNF translation of Chinese government and university reports found that of the 10 events hosted at Boston City Hall since the BUF's founding in 2024, at least eight CCP-affiliated moderators or guest speakers attended five of them.

The organization's website states that its monthly forum was established "with support from the City of Boston."

Further, it notes that its co-founder, Gary Yu, "joined Michelle Wu's campaign for Boston Mayor in 2020 as the Chief Asian Community Liaison Director" after "recognizing the need for [the] Asian Community to be more active in politics."

The DCNF reported in April that Yu helped Wu's campaign raise over $300,000.

The news outlet also previously revealed that Yu is listed as an official of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, which federal authorities have warned "was a CCP organization used to influence overseas Chinese."

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Additionally, Boston participates in a "sister city" program with Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The DCNF reported that Yu took credit for proposing Boston-Hangzhou Day, noting that Wu was "very supportive" of the idea.

Wu presented the Boston Urban Forum with a certificate of recognition in April and reportedly thanked the organization for its "contributions and service to the community on behalf of the City of Boston."

Wu was also previously listed as one of the nonprofit's "VIP guests" until mid-June, according to the DCNF. The City of Boston is still listed as a sponsor of the Boston Urban Forum.

Ina Mitchell, an investigative journalist, told the news outlet, "China has installed hundreds of CCP proxies in every major city across America."

"These proxies present themselves as civic-minded leaders working to bridge the cultural divide between the U.S. and China at a grassroots level — but they are anything but civic-minded. These bad actors blend in clandestinely, hiding their true allegiance to the 'motherland' behind the respectable veneer of legitimate U.S.-based quasi-government organizations," Mitchell said.

Mitchell explained that China's proxies use "feel-good endeavors," such as forums, galas, and other events, to "open up a plethora of opportunities for the CCP's agents to co-mingle with U.S. lawmakers, police, and titans of industry."

"If you were to ask me what the endgame is, it's to make sure that captured lawmakers are influenced to lean toward pro-Beijing policies and shape public narrative in support of China," Mitchell told the DCNF.

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Scott McGregor, an author and former Canadian intelligence official, told the DCNF that the events provide CCP agents with an opportunity to "craft pro-Beijing narratives where ideological messaging is mixed in subtly within entertainment formats."

"Ceremonies where U.S. lawmakers give their tacit endorsement to United Front operatives with awards and commendations is another soft propaganda tactic used to build reputational trust for CCP proxies operating in the U.S.," McGregor continued. "What most American citizens don't realize is that these proxies and the U.S.-based organizations they have set up here are part of the larger CCP United Front apparatus that is driving the engine of China's overseas influence operations in America."

Wu, Yu, and the Boston Urban Forum did not respond to the DCNF's requests for comment.

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Judge accused of helping illegal alien evade ICE says she didn't think 'avoid ICE' meant anything illegal

Massachusetts District Judge Shelley Joseph denied wanting to help an illegal alien evade federal detention by helping him exit a courtroom through a back door.

In 2018, Joseph was presiding over a drug possession hearing for Jose Medina-Perez, a man from the Dominican Republic who had already been deported from the U.S. in 2003 and 2007.

During the hearing, the judge asked for the official recording of the proceeding to be turned off while she had a discussion with the defense attorney, allegedly to talk about how to help the illegal immigrant evade ICE agents. This week, the defense attorney testified as to what was said during the unrecorded period.

'It sends a dangerous message that political activism is more important than the rule of law.'

Attorney David Jellinek testified on Monday that during a 52-second off-the-record sidebar conversation, he told Judge Joseph he wanted to get his client, the illegal alien, out of the courthouse without interacting with ICE, the Boston Herald reported.

The attorney said he was aware of a back door used by court officers for criminal defendants and told the judge he would use it with her permission. Jellinek said, according to the Boston Herald, that he knew he was "on the edge" of ethical and legal standards, but said he did not break the law.

In a report from CBS Boston, the transcript of the hearing revealed that Jellinek had another reason for wanting to help his client evade ICE.

Jellinek reportedly stated that he thought ICE was looking for the wrong man and wanted time to investigate and prove that fact.

When Judge Joseph was asked if she thought her discussion with Jellinek meant he wanted to "go out the back door," Joseph replied, "Oh, God no."

Joseph was also asked in the CBS Boston report whether she knew the words "avoid ICE" meant to avoid federal authorities in "any improper way," to which she replied no.

Joseph also said she would "absolutely not" have been a party to anything illegal like that, either.

According to the Boston Herald, Joseph could face devastating punishments.

Special counsel Judith Fabricant from the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended Judge Joseph be indefinitely suspended and stripped of her $207,855 salary for an alleged failure to uphold the standards of a judge.

The commission cannot remove a judge, but Fabricant suggested that a referral to lawmakers for Joseph's removal should be made.

Newton District Court Judge Shelley Joseph (C) cries after leaving federal court in Boston on April 25, 2019. Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Paul Craney of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance told Blaze News that Judge Joseph's actions represent a troubling breakdown of public trust in the judicial system.

"When a sitting judge allegedly aids a twice-deported criminal in evading federal law enforcement, then attempts to cover it up by disabling a courtroom recorder, it sends a dangerous message that political activism is more important than the rule of law," Craney said.

Craney added that accountability on the bench "must be restored" and that the hearing was "long overdue."

The case will likely not be settled until at least early August, however, as a hearing officer said the parties involved have until July 3 to file briefs and then until July 10 to respond to them.

A written report and recommendation for the CJC comes 30 days after that, which would be around August 10.

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HELL ON EARTH: A Haunting Dispatch From Martha’s Vineyard After the ICE Raids

EDGARTOWN, Mass.—A saline wind rattles the shutters of the Harborside Inn overlooking Chappaquiddick Island, the last known resting place of Ted Kennedy's American dream. A low fog settles, concealing the quiet devastation here in Martha's Vineyard, where federal immigration officers rounded up dozens of undocumented workers last month in a series of raids the shell-shocked residents have dubbed "The Calamity." The Washington Post reported this week on how the scrappy island enclave that "prides itself on openness has been left to deal with the painful fallout." The Washington Free Beacon was determined to investigate, so that's exactly what we did.

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'Dangerous and corrupt': Whistleblower demands DOJ probe Massachusetts migrant shelters

Massachusetts' sanctuary policies, combined with the former Biden administration's immigration crisis, have resulted in a disastrous situation for the state's overwhelmed shelter system, which has become a hotbed of criminal activity and has led to the mismanagement of taxpayer funds.

Jon Fetherston, a former director for one of those emergency shelters, a Marlborough Holiday Inn that housed hundreds of individuals, gained firsthand experience with some of the shelter program's most egregious and disturbing issues.

'The system is bloated with bureaucracy and lacks meaningful financial accountability.'

Fetherston, who worked as the shelter's director in 2023 and 2024, announced that his experiences prompted him to demand the federal government investigate Democratic Governor Maura Healey's migrant shelters.

Fetherston called Healey's program "dangerous and corrupt," urging Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday to "immediately launch a full investigation" into "a disturbing pattern of criminal activity, sexual assaults, financial abuse, and the widespread use of no-bid contracts."

He described the program as a "disaster for public safety, government transparency, and fiscal accountability" that has failed Massachusetts residents and the migrants it is supposed to help.

Safety concerns

Among the most concerning failures Fetherston observed were rampant criminal activities within the shelters, which posed direct threats to vulnerable residents and the nearby community.

Fetherston pointed to disturbing cases of sexual assault, including an instance where a father residing at the state-run shelter was accused of repeatedly raping his minor daughter, resulting in her pregnancy.

Fetherston wrote to Bondi that the incident was not isolated and that he was "aware of other women and girls who were assaulted in shelters that had no adequate safeguards, supervision, or response protocols."

Fetherston told Blaze News, "To this day, no one has been held accountable."

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He noted that the state's refusal to cooperate and share information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while "often obscured by political rhetoric," has resulted in "a real and urgent threat to community safety."

Despite Healey's claims that individuals undergo background checks before entering the state-run shelters, criminals and migrants with active deportation orders were "knowingly placed in family shelters alongside children and vulnerable residents," Fetherston said.

"The governor claimed that all migrants were run through the Massachusetts [Criminal Offender Record Information] system," he continued. "That was a blatant falsehood. She later said she directed her staff to do so but produced no documentation to prove it, and no one on her staff was held accountable. Moreover, running migrants through the CORI system only reveals crimes committed in Massachusetts, rendering it nearly useless for individuals arriving from other countries. This was simply more gaslighting from the governor."

Financial abuses

In addition to endangering the community, the shelter system wastes taxpayer funds through rampant financial abuses, requiring urgent scrutiny, Fetherston revealed.

Fetherston outlined widespread fraud within the state's shelter system, which he called "staggering and frankly insulting to taxpayers."

He stated that he witnessed vendors bill for services never rendered and government contracts awarded without proper oversight.

Fetherston also pointed out that shelter staff would clock in for work and then leave. They used the hotel's rooms for personal purposes, booked personal rideshare services through the shelter's account, brought their laundry for the shelter's vendors to handle, and even advised migrants on how to manipulate the immigration system.

"The system is bloated with bureaucracy and lacks meaningful financial accountability," he stated.

Fetherston's claims of financial mismanagement were backed by a state audit, which revealed issues in the shelter program's contracting and oversight processes.

‘Until these reforms occur, public funds are wasted, and the families who rely on the system suffer the most.’

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's Office released a report in May, which revealed that the state's Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities "failed to adequately assess and act upon the increased demand for shelter services, resulting in improper and unlawful no-bid emergency procurements for food and transportation services."

The audit noted a "lack of fairness," "transparency," and "accountability" in the state's contracting process that resulted in "unnecessarily high costs and inefficiencies."

The audit also revealed that the state "mismanaged" its contracts with shelters and hotels, pointing to "a lack of administrative oversight at EOHLC" and "creating an avoidable risk."

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Fetherston's attempts to address these failures revealed deeper issues, including ignored warnings and personal consequences for speaking out.

Fetherston told Blaze News that his efforts to expose the shelter system abuses came at a personal cost, including "direct retaliation." He noted that state officials consistently ignored his concerns.

When Fetherston attempted to save taxpayer-funded resources, he faced intimidation from one resident who allegedly crashed a vehicle into his office after he announced that residents with EBT and WIC benefits would no longer receive taxpayer-funded diapers, wipes, and formula through the shelter.

"Taxpayers have every right to demand transparency and results," Fetherston told Blaze News. "That begins with full independent audits, strong whistleblower protections, thorough investigations, and a comprehensive overhaul of procurement and oversight processes. Until these reforms occur, public funds are wasted, and the families who rely on the system suffer the most."

Fetherston asked the DOJ to open an investigation into "criminal activity and sexual violence within Massachusetts-run migrant shelters," "widespread fraud and misuse of federal and state funds," "the deliberate refusal to coordinate with federal law enforcement agencies," and "the pattern of retaliation against those reporting abuse, danger, or misconduct."

The DOJ could not confirm receipt of Fetherston's letter.

Healey's office did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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White House warns radicals now massing in Boston, elsewhere in wake of LA riots: 'Think twice'

The Trump administration's enforcement of the law in Los Angeles not only enraged California Democrats but their fellow travelers further abroad as well — some of whom are now hitting the streets in cities across the country.

The White House has made clear that its zero-tolerance policy for violent radicalism in Los Angeles applies nationally.

When asked about radicals' planned gatherings, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Blaze News, "Any individual who wants to mimic the violence, lawlessness, and rioting in California should think twice."

"President Trump will always do what is needed to keep American citizens safe, especially when weak Democrat leaders fail to do so," added Jackson.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents executed a number of lawful operations last week in California, including one that local Service Employees International Union President David Huerta allegedly tried to impede, resulting in his arrest on Friday.

Thugs in Los Angeles reacted to the ICE raids by attacking police and federal agents, blockading major thoroughfares, setting fires across the city, and looting downtown businesses.

President Donald Trump responded to the riots on Saturday by calling up the National Guard to protect federal personnel and property and emphasized the following day that the efforts by "violent, insurrectionist mobs" to prevent ICE agents from doing their jobs would "only strengthen our resolve."

Amid the riots, Democratic leaders and politicians — including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey — directed their ire at the lawful rather than at the lawless. California Gov. Gavin Newsom not only condemned the president but sided once again with foreign nationals.

Rioters in Los Angeles.

Democratic PACs and leftist groups have since attempted to pressure federal lawmakers to demand an end to workplace ICE raids. Meanwhile, SEIU and other labor groups summoned their members to join demonstrations Monday against the enforcement of federal immigration law and for the release of federal arrestees.

The Massachusetts chapter of the 50501 Movement, a leftist anti-Trump protest group, was among the outfits that heeded the call of the SEIU, both directing fellow travelers to take to the streets and claiming that the detentions of illegal aliens and the federally championed clampdown on rioters in L.A. was their "Reichstag Fire moment."

'The response by the Trump administration is tantamount to a declaration of war.'

Mass 50501 claimed in its Sunday call to action that its rally at Boston City Hall is:

not simply to protest the National Guard being called to L.A. This rally is to put pressure on our government in Massachusetts to take steps immediately to protect us from a similar fate, while we still have time to brace for the impact. This rally is to demand that Governor Healey use her executive order powers to stop the National Guard and other military forces from entering Massachusetts or being activated by the federal government here, as well as to call on the National Guard on Massachusetts’ behalf, to prevent Trump trying to call on it himself to suppress dissent in our state.

The protesters, apparently joined by representatives from the Massachusetts chapter of the ACLU, appear to be preaching to the choir granted Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has criticized the efforts of immigration enforcement officials and compared ICE agents last week to neo-Nazis.

National Guard stands watching in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles after the anti-ICE riots. Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

In addition to amassing demonstrators in Boston on Monday, the 50501 Movement is promoting a nationwide uprising on June 14 called "No Kings."

The blurb for the event states, "They've defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far."

Kylie Bemis, an organizer with 50501, framed the protests as a response to an "act of war."

"This is an attack on American liberty," Bemis said in a statement obtained by Boston.com. "The right to freedom of speech and due process of the law must be protected above all else, and the response by the Trump administration is tantamount to a declaration of war against the American people."

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