Crime & Safety
7 Grafton Teens Arrested on Felony Charges for Allegedly Cyber-Bullying
Felony charges include witness intimidation and criminal harassment of a 15-year-old Grafton High School student.
The Grafton Police Department arrested seven local teenagers Saturday on witness-intimidation charges for allegedly harassing the 15-year-old victim of a violent crime.
According to a Facebook statement by the Grafton Police Department, officers James Crosby and Alvin Hulbert spoke with the mother of a 15-year-old who allegedly had been the victim of a violent crime.
The officers learned that the individual had been the subject of repeated and ongoing harassment and intimidation, physically and through social media by a group of male and female subjects, both in and out of school.
After Crosby and Hulbert completed an investigation, the following subjects were arrested:
The officers learned that the individual had been the subject of repeated and ongoing harassment and intimidation, physically and through social media by a group of male and female subjects, both in and out of school.
After Crosby and Hulbert completed an investigation, the following subjects were arrested:
- Joseph Todisco, 18, of 31 Orchard St., South Grafton: charged with witness intimidation. Todisco was arrested at his home and later transported to Westborough District Court for arraignment.
- Anthony Masterson, 19, of 16 Grist Mill Road, Grafton: charged with witness intimidation. Masterson was arrested at his home and later transported to Westborough District Court for arraignment.
- Daniel Guzetti, 19, of 74 Williams St., North Grafton: charged with witness intimidation. Guzetti will be summoned to appear at Westborough District Court.
- A South Grafton juvenile, 17, was taken into custody at Grafton High School and charged with witness intimidation (two counts) and criminal harassment. He was later transported to Worcester Juvenile Court for arraignment.
- A North Grafton juvenile, 17, was taken into custody at his home and charged with witness intimidation, criminal harassment, and threatening to commit a crime. He was later transported to Worcester Juvenile Court for arraignment.
- Two North Grafton juveniles, ages 15 and 14, will be summoned to Worcester Juvenile Court charged with one count each of witness intimidation.
Grafton High School’s website provide a link on preventing bullying.
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