For Immediate Release September 10, 2007           

Contact: Corey Welford/Meredith Lerner 617-679-6522     

Connecticut Level III Sex Offender Arraigned On Child Enticement Charges In Connection With Alleged Enticement
Of 14-Year-Old Boy In Holliston 

FRAMINGHAM – Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today that a Connecticut man, who is also a registered Level III sex offender in that state, has been arraigned in connection with the alleged enticement of a 14-year-old boy in Holliston.

Charles DiNardo, age 54, of West Haven, Connecticut, was arraigned today on a charge of enticement of a child in Framingham District Court. Dinardo, while waiving his appearance rights, pleaded not guilty. Judge Douglas Stoddart ordered Dinardo held pending a 58A dangerousness hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning in Framingham District Court.

According to authorities, the victim and his family were attending a gathering for scale model train enthusiasts at Arthur Street in Holliston on Sunday, August 26. During that visit, he was allegedly approached by the defendant who asked him if he could speak with him alone. At that point, the defendant allegedly solicited sex from the boy in exchange for money. The boy walked away and notified his father.

After an investigation by Holliston Police, including interviews with multiple witnesses, DiNardo was identified as the alleged suspect in connection with the incident. Authorities in Connecticut were notified and an arrest warrant for the defendant was obtained out of Framingham District Court.

The defendant was arrested by West Haven Police in Connecticut on September 4. The defendant agreed to waive rendition and he was transported to Framingham District Court today to be arraigned on his charges.

The investigation is ongoing.

These charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The prosecutor assigned to the case is Assistant District Attorney Deborah Bercovitch of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Child Abuse Unit. The victim witness advocate is Kara Grant.

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