BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) - A former professor at a Massachusetts college has been indicted on rape and other charges, prosecutors say.
A Plymouth County grand jury returned indictments on Wednesday charging former Bridgewater State University professor Nicholas Pirelli, 37, with rape, indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, engaging in sexual conduct for a fee and dissemination of obscene matter, The Enterprise of Brockton reports.
A female student, who was not a student of Pirelli’s, told police she met him through a website that matches older men with younger women, according to court documents, and that he raped her in his office in October 2019.
Pirelli denied having any physical contact with the woman.
After Pirelli’s initial arrest, several more women filed complaints with police.
Pirelli’s attorney says the case against his client is “weak.”
He pleaded not guilty in district court after his arrest in March and was freed on bail.
Pirelli, who was placed on leave following his arrest, has since been fired, authorities said.
He is scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court on Feb. 25.
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