Plymouth Officer and Husband Charged with Abusing Ward

A Plymouth, Massachusetts, police officer and her husband were arrested Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting a teenage boy they had taken into their home as legal guardians, with the alleged abuse spanning several years.

Samantha Pelrine, 31, a member of the Plymouth Police Department, and Daniel Forand, 37, face multiple felony counts related to the abuse of the now-20-year-old victim. Authorities allege the assaults began shortly after the couple became the boy's guardians in 2019, when he was 12, and continued until at least 2025 for the sexual abuse, with physical assaults by Forand extending to 2026. The boy, who had been removed from his parents' care at age 3 due to neglect and substance abuse issues, had lived with his grandmother and aunt until they could no longer provide for him. Forand, who owns an exterminator business, reportedly offered to take the boy in after connecting with the family through the aunt at their church.

Pelrine was charged with three counts of aggravated assault of a child with force and one count of aggravated statutory assault of a child. Forand faced 20 charges, including six counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14,...