Clearing His Name Boston Herald

Clearing His Name Boston Herald

On September 11, 2007 you published a story (below my signature) saying
that Gregg Moree Cambridge City Council Candidate, was accused of beating his
wife. On October 15, 2007 the Cambridge Chronicle published the story (below
these comments) of his acquittal. Is this a recurring pattern of printing the
charges but not the acquittals? How does a person get his reputation back after
journalists help the government destroy it?
I spoke with a man (Mark?) at your City Desk on Wednesday October 18, 2007
about this matter. As of this date there was no story about the court's action.


Jury finds City Council candidate not guilty of beating wife with umbrella
Matt Dunning/Chronicle Staff
Mon Oct 15, 2007, 06:20 PM EDT

Cambridge - A jury Monday found a City Council candidate not guilty of breaking
into his Belmont home and beating his wife with an umbrella, but he still faces
charges he violated a restraining order.

Monday afternoon an eight-member jury found 50-year-old Gregg Moree, a candidate
for City Council, not guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and
breaking and entering.

�We�re very happy with the outcome of the trial,� said Doug Scorano, Moree�s
attorney.

During his closing arguments, Scorano said the state had not presented nearly
enough concrete evidence to prove Moree�s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

�The Commonwealth has handed you a rotten piece of meat and called it steak,�
Scorano said. �Where is the credible evidence that this assault took place?�


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Abuse charges rain down on candidate; Cops: Cambridge man beat ex with umbrella
DAVE WEDGE. Boston Herald. Boston, Mass.: Sep 11, 2007. pg. 2
Abstract (Summary)

Gregg Moree, a progressive activist running for council, is slated to go on
trial next month - just weeks before the election - on charges he broke into his
ex-wife's home and beat her with an umbrella.
Copyright Boston Herald Library Sep 11, 2007

It's considered dirty politics to ask a candidate if he still beats his wife but
in the case of one Cambridge City Council hopeful, it's a fair question.

Gregg Moree, a progressive activist running for council, is slated to go on
trial next month - just weeks before the election - on charges he broke into his
ex-wife's home and beat her with an umbrella. Moree, a union carpenter, denies
the charges.

"This divorce has been very painful for my wife and me," Moree said in a
statement issued through his spokesman, Chris Pineo. "I maintain my complete
innocence of any charges and I am confident that all relevant matters will be
resolved in my favor."

He added: "I regret that because of my candidacy this private matter has come
into public view."

Police arrested Moree at gunpoint at his ex-wife's home Feb. 7 after receiving a
911 call for a breaking and entering. Officers arriving at the house reportedly
heard the woman shout "What are you doing here? Get out."

The woman told police that Moree, 50, of Belmont, burst in through a locked
kitchen door, grabbed an umbrella "and began to hit her over the head and
shoulder," according to a police report.

The woman refused medical treatment but told police "she felt a little sore on
and around her neck." The umbrella was confiscated as evidence.

About a week after the scrape, Moree's ex again called 911, alleging that he was
tailing her in traffic in violation of a restraining order. The woman told
police "she has been in an abusive relationship with (Moree) and she fears for
her life," records show.

Moree is slated to go on trial Oct. 15 on charges of assault and battery with a
dangerous weapon, breaking and entering and violating a protective order.

Moree, who is one of 16 candidates in the Nov. 7 race for Cambridge City
Council, downplayed the charges, saying: "This neighborhood and this city has
been my home for more than 50 years. The people here know who I am and where I
come from."

News of Moree's tribulations comes just weeks after revelations that Somerville
mayoral hopeful Richard Scirocco has had four restraining orders against him by
four different women, one of whom he was charged with punching in the eye.

Credit: By DAVE WEDGE