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Stoughton group home

Unknown Stoughton, Massachusetts

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Stoughton group home is a group home in Stoughton, Massachusetts, operated by Judge Rotenberg Educational Center.

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Mass.gov (Attorney General of Massachusetts) Press Release May 25, 2011 Event

Director of JRC Indicted for Destroying Evidence

The founder and executive director of the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Dr. Matthew Israel, was indicted on charges of accessory after the fact and misleading investigators after two students received improper electric shock treatments at the Stoughton facility in 2007. The indictment follows allegations that Israel ordered the destruction of video evidence documenting the incident. The Attorney General's Office entered a deferred prosecution agreement requiring the center to appoint an independent monitor to evaluate its policies.
Boston Globe May 25, 2011 Arrest

Head of Rotenberg Center agrees to leave post in deal with prosecutors archived copy

Matthew Israel, founder of the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, entered a pre‑trial agreement that requires him to step down from his position and serve a five‑year probationary term. The agreement follows an indictment alleging that he ordered the destruction of video evidence related to a 2007 incident in which two teenagers at a Rotenberg group home received multiple electrical shock treatments.