John Caputo, South Boston, Massachusetts (arrested Nov 2011) [child sex sting]

TMP · Nov 9, 2011

Name: John Caputo, South Boston, Massachusetts

Age: 63 (born 10 Feb 1948)

School: Boston Public Schools (last assignment before retirement was Madison Park High School, Roxbury)

Position: Teacher & administrator (retired two years ago)

CBS Local Boston (6 Nov 2011): Boston Police Arrest 3 Men For Enticing Teen Girl Online For Sex

CBS Local Boston said:

Police said ... 63-year-old John Caputo of South Boston each agreed to meet with what they thought was a 15-year-old girl with the intention of engaging in sex.
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My Fox Boston (7 Nov 2011): Police arrest three in online sting

My Fox Boston said:

... John Caputo, 63, – who were arrested Sunday afternoon at the alleged meet-up spot – were being held on $7,500 ... Boston police officers from the family justice unit posed as a 15-year-old girl on the Internet, where investigators say the men made contact with them. When the men showed up at the arranged location, police arrested them.
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Boston Herald (7 Nov 2011): Three accused of soliciting sex from minor

Boston Globe (7 Nov 2011): Three men arraigned on charges of soliciting sex from teen online

Boston Globe said:

Three men were arraigned today on charges of soliciting sex for a fee and enticement of a child under 16 for allegedly using the Internet to arrange sex with an underage girl, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office said. John Caputo, 63, of South Boston, Daniel Klim, 38, of Cambridge, and John Nguyen, 24, of Randolph were ordered to stay away from all children under the age of 17 ...
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Boston Globe (7 Nov 2011): 3 charged with online soliciting of sex acts

Boston Globe said:

Each of the men then “knowingly agreed’’ to meet with the person they believed was an underage girl “with the intent of engaging in various sexual activities,’’ police said. When the three men arrived separately at the arranged meeting location, they were arrested by officers shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday. Beforehand, police had obtained the identities of the men who had made online contact with the officers posing as a 15-year-old.
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Boston Globe (7 Nov 2011): Retired Boston school teacher pleads not guilty to online soliciting of sex acts from minor

Boston Globe said:

A South Boston man arrested over the weekend and accused of soliciting sex online from someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl had worked in Boston's public school system for 36 years as a teacher and administrator before retiring two years ago, school officials confirmed today. John Caputo, 63, pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting sex for a fee and enticing minors ...
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Boston Globe (8 Nov 2011): Ex-teacher accused of seeking sex from minor

Boston Globe said:

Caputo retired in 2009 after 36 years working as a teacher, administrator, and program director, said Matthew Wilder, a school spokesman. According to pubic records, Caputo made more than $110,000 working at Madison Park High School in Roxbury in 2009, his final year before retirement. In 2008, he was also paid $5,000 to coach an undisclosed sports team in the school system ... Caputo has been charged with soliciting sex for a fee twice before, in 1998 and again in 2000, said Jake Wark, a spokesman for Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley. Both of Caputo’s prior cases were continued without a finding, Wark said. No further details were available on either of the old cases, the spokesman added. Caputo worked for the School Department from September 1973 to August 2009.
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Patriot Ledger (8 Nov 2011): Randolph man, retired teacher snared in Boston police sting

Patriot Ledger said:

Caputo allegedly agreed to meet what they believed to be a teenage girl to have sex with her, Boston police said. They were arrested Friday night and Saturday after showing up at designated meeting places on Gallivan Boulevard in Dorchester.
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TMP · Nov 9, 2011

Suffolk County District Attorney press release:

Online Enticement Suspects Ordered to Stay Away From Children

Three men charged with soliciting sex from Boston Police officers posing as a young teenage girl have been ordered to stay away from all children while their cases are pending, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

JOHN CAPUTO (D.O.B. 2/10/48) of South Boston, DANIEL KLIM (D.O.B. 5/18/73) of Cambridge, and JOHN NGUYEN (D.O.B. 7/28/87) of Randolph were all arraigned in Dorchester District Court this morning on charges of soliciting sex for a fee and enticement of a child under 16 for their alleged efforts this weekend to engage in sexual activity with a person they believed to be a 15-year-old girl. All three posted $300 cash bail following their arrests Saturday and walked into court today.

Assistant District Attorney Gretchen Sherwood recommended that bail be set at $7,500 for Klim and Nguyen, and at $10,000 for Caputo, who had previously been charged with sex for a fee in 1998 and 2000. Both of those cases were continued without a finding, Sherwood said. Sherwood also recommended that the three be ordered to stay away from all children under 17 during the pendency of the case.

Judge Shannon Frison set bail at $7,500 cash for all three and imposed Sherwood’s recommended stay-away order.

“As repugnant as it is to most of us, the commercial sexual exploitation of children is very real,” Conley said. “It exists because of the demand illustrated here. Boston Police, Suffolk prosecutors, and law enforcement across New England are focusing on this issue like never before, and those who want to buy sex with children can count on more investigations like this one.”

The defendants were arrested separately throughout Friday afternoon and evening after allegedly soliciting sexual activity from Boston Police officers posing as a 15-year-old girl. After communicating online, each of the defendants allegedly made arrangements to meet that “girl” for the purposes of sexual activity. After arriving at various locations along Gallivan Boulevard in Dorchester, each of the three was taken into custody.

In 2006, Conley launched a program to divert juveniles arrested in sex-for-fee cases away from prosecution and toward social service providers. That program, known as Support to End Exploitation Now, has twice been named a Top 50 Innovative Government Program by a Harvard University think tank. Boston Police are a major partner in that multi-agency program. Conley has pushed for legislation that would expand his voluntary policies statewide.

Caputo is represented by attorney John Henneberry and will return to court on Dec. 7. Klim is represented by attorney Frank Camera and will return to court on Dec. 27. Nguyen is represented by attorney Pam Murphy and will return to court on Dec. 2.
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