Dedham District Court
The Dedham District Court is a Massachusetts District Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. Scenes from Kathryn Bigelow's 2017 film Detroit, set during the 1967 Detroit riots, were filmed inside.[1] It was built in 1938.[2]
Notable cases
[edit]It has been the site of a number of famous trials. During the Millen/Faber trial across the street at the Norfolk County Courthouse, actor Roscoe Ates and many others tried to get inside to watch the proceedings.[3] Court personnel gave him a fake summons to have him appear at the district court to get him in the building.[3]
On July 29, 2021, Theodore McCarrick, a former cardinal of the Catholic Church was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male in 1974 by Wellesley Police at the courthouse.[4]
On February 13, 2026, Stefon Diggs, a professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots, would be arranged at the courthouse, entering a plea of not guilty to felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges.[5][6][7] [8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Libon, Daniel (August 20, 2016). "Kathryn Bigelow Movie to be Filmed in Dedham". Dedham Patch. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ "1938 - Dedham District Court - Dedham, MA". Waymarking.com. April 19, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- 1 2 Parr, James L. (2009). Dedham: Historic and Heroic Tales From Shiretown. The History Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-59629-750-0.
- ↑ Bailey, Sarah Pulliam (July 29, 2021). "Ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick criminally charged with sexual assault of teenager in the 1970s". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ Morillo, Elly; O'Laughlin, Frank (February 13, 2026). "Patriots star Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to strangulation, assault charges". Boston 25 News. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Stefon Diggs arranged on assault charges, pleads not guilty to assault, strangulation charges". The Boston Globe. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Patriots' Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation". ESPN. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Stefon Diggs arranged on assault charges, pleads not guilty to assault, strangulation charges". The Boston Globe. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Patriots' Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault allegation". ESPN. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
