13 UNNAMED BOYS and GIRLS - 8 days to 3.5 yo / Accused: John Burbine - Wakefield, MA

Prosecutor: Man raped, abused 13 infants, children and videotaped attacks
By NBC News staff

A Massachusetts man raped and sexually abused more than a dozen young children in their homes and videotaped the assaults, a prosecutor said Thursday.

John Burbine, 49, of Wakefield, Mass

The purported victims were as young as 8 days old, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said.

“This is among the most troubling and disturbing cases of child abuse ever prosecuted in Middlesex County,” Leone said in a statement.

John Burbine, 49, of Wakefield, was indicted Thursday by a Middlesex grand jury on more than 100 counts of child sex offenses. He gained access to many of the children through a child care service operated by his wife, Leone said at a news conference Thursday.
According to authorities, Burbine and his wife advertised child care and tutoring services on various websites including parenting websites and coupon service websites. They also transported children to another family’s home for day care and ran a summer activities program in which they took children to various places, prosecutors said.

Burbine raped and sexually assaulted at least 13 infants and young boys and girls who were in his care from August 2010 through August 2012, according to the indictment. Many of the children were abused multiple times over several months or years, the charges allege.

The victims ranged in age from 8 days to 3½ years old and are from Stoneham, Medford, Newton, Reading, Melrose, Woburn and Waltham, prosecutors said.

Investigators said they found images and videos on Burbine’s home computer of the victims “posed in various states of nudity and engaged in sexual acts” “It is alleged the defendant videotape recorded the assaults on the victims,” the prosecutor’s office said.

“He committed these unspeakable crimes in the victims’ homes and communities. Further, the defendant filmed the repeated, unthinkable abuse,” Leone said. “The defendant gained access and opportunity to abuse young children through advertising child care services with his wife, who operated a tutoring and child care business, which was not licensed. Children are our most vulnerable victims and we will continue to prosecute to the fullest extent those who harm or exploit them.”

Burbine’s wife, Marian Burbine, 46, of Wakefield, has been indicted on charges of reckless endangerment of a child and operating an unlicensed day care business. Prosecutors said she was not present during the alleged rapes and did not know about them. She is free on bail, with conditions that she wear a monitoring bracelet, stay in her home from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., and have no contact with alleged victims, clients, former emloyees, and any children under 16.

John Burbine was originally arrested Sept. 28 in Reading by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office after an investigation into allegations of unlicensed child care at Waterfall Education Center, the business run by his wife, purportedly uncovered evidence of a sexual assault on a child.

Leone said his office obtained a court order shutting the business down while the criminal investigation continued. Following John Burbine’s arrest, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said it discovered more victims as well as video evidence allegedly showing the assaults on the victims, leading to the indictment Thursday.

Burbine will be arraigned Dec. 12 in Middlesex Superior Court.

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No children died but I think this man should be castrated and put to death. My soul cries for the children. William

Many, many years ago the show 60 Minutes did a report on sex offenders, even interviewing a man who was then in jail. This average looking middle-aged man sat there and said "I know I will sexually abuse children again when I am let out". He went on to say how he wished he wasn't like that but sadly he was; that it was just something in him that he couldn't control. He had been sentenced to five years. When people steal there is usually a logical reason in their mind for doing it, however this is a mental compulsion that jail time is not a deterrent nor a cure for. Because they will abuse and rape again and eventually kill their victim; if not physically then certainly emotionally, they should automatically be given life-no parole, no deals.

why is this in the "resulting in death" thread?

flash0115 wrote:why is this in the "resulting in death" thread?

It's not.

Thanks Flash, I moved it.

Sorry about posting it in the wrong thread. I'm still pretty new here. Fortunately no one died. Castration for sex offendors should appy to women as well. Just ask the parents of Sandra Cantu if a women can comment rape and murder on a girl. They found out the hard way that they can. It's not just men. All devients should be sterlized for the protection of other children. Especially when murder is involved.

William

i agree William. i didnt mean to sound so picky-i thought i was missing something. i appreciate everything u have done

Wife of John Burbine, man accused of raping infants, in court
Marian Burbine ran child care business that gave husband access to kids, DA says

UPDATED 12:34 PM EST Dec 20, 2012

BOSTON —The wife of a sex offender accused of videotaping himself raping at least 13 infants and toddlers was in court Thursday in connection with the case.

Marian Burbine, 46, was indicted by a Middlesex grand jury on six counts of reckless endangerment of a child and two counts of operating an unlicensed day care business.

Prosecutors said Marian Burbine's unlicensed child care business allowed her husband, John Burbine, access to his young victims, who ranged in age from 8 days to 3 1/2 years old.

John Burbine pleaded not guilty to 40 counts of aggravated forcible rape of child, subsequent offense; 17 counts of aggravated indecent assault and battery on a child, subsequent offense; 12 counts of posing a child in a state of nudity; 11 counts of posing a child in sexual conduct; 13 counts of possession of child pornography; two counts of dissemination of material harmful to a minor and operating an unlicensed child care program. He was ordered held without bail.

"(John Burbine) gained access and opportunity to abuse young children through advertising child care services with his wife, who operated a tutoring and child care business, which was not licensed," Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone said.

The assaults took place in the victims’ homes after the Burbines advertised child care and tutoring services on various websites, including parenting websites and coupon service websites, Leone said. The Burbines also transported children to another family’s home for day care and ran a summer activities program in which they took children to various places, Leone said.

The 100 charges are not the first child sex abuse charges brought against John Burbine. According to documents from Woburn District Court in 1989, Burbine entered an Alford Plea, in which he admitted that the prosecution had sufficient evidence to find him guilty of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14. He was given a six-month sentence and classified as a Level 1 sex offender.

Marian Burbine was freed on $1,000 bail following her Oct. 1 arraignment in Middlesex Superior Court. She was placed under house arrest and ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device as a condition of her bail. On Thursday, her house arrest terms were modified to allow her 90-minutes per week outside the home and to attend Sunday services.

Leone says Marian Burbine was unaware of the most-recent alleged abuse.

Her attorney said he would move to dismiss the charges against Marian Burbine on Feb. 13

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"Leone says Marian Burbine was unaware of the most-recent alleged abuse."

Oh really? BS!!

"According to documents from Woburn District Court in 1989, Burbine entered an Alford Plea, in which he admitted that the prosecution had sufficient evidence to find him guilty of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14. He was given a six-month sentence and classified as a Level 1 sex offender."

So is she saying she didn't know about his previous offense??? But went ahead and operated a day care service with him?? BS BS BS

That woman is just as guilty as he is friggin pervs

So_Cal wrote:"Leone says Marian Burbine was unaware of the most-recent alleged abuse."

Oh really? BS!!

"According to documents from Woburn District Court in 1989, Burbine entered an Alford Plea, in which he admitted that the prosecution had sufficient evidence to find him guilty of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14. He was given a six-month sentence and classified as a Level 1 sex offender."

So is she saying she didn't know about his previous offense??? But went ahead and operated a day care service with him?? BS BS BS

That woman is just as guilty as he is friggin pervs

I think she knew and she operated her day care to get victims for him.

They both need to be locked up for life.

Wakefield man accused of sexually abusing children has died

Posted: Mar 07, 2014 11:55 AM EDT Updated: Mar 08, 2014 4:29 PM EDT


MEDFORD, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- A Wakefield man accused of sexually abusing several children died Friday, according to the Middlesex County Sheriff.

At around 8 a.m. Friday, a corrections officer at the Middlesex Jail was conducting his regular rounds when he saw that John Burbine, 50, of Wakefield, required medical attention. Burbine was transported to Mass General Hospital from the jail where he was being held. The Sheriff confirmed to FOX 25 Friday evening that Burbine died at the hospital.

His attorney told The Boston Globe that Burbine tried to hang himself in his cell. FOX 25 learned that Burbine's injuries appeared to be self-inflicted. An internal investigation is underway, as with any detainee's death, officials say.

An emergency court order was granted around 5 p.m. Friday to Burbine's wife Marian, who is on house arrest, so that she could be escorted from her home to the hospital to make next-of-kin decisions for her husband.

Burbine, a Level 1 sex offender, was expected to stand trial in May amid allegations that he sexually abused 14 children, including an infant. He was arrested in late 2012.

Investigators allege Burbine committed the crimes while caring for children at his wife's unlicensed day care business. She is facing separate charges.
 

Good riddance.  May his victims have some peace now.