Special master to investigate claims of a courthouse romance in New Bedford - TPR: The Public's Radio

New Bedford judge’s alleged affair to be investigated by special master - The New Bedford Light

The state’s supreme court has appointed a special master to investigate an alleged affair between a former judge and a prosecutor that potentially resulted in unfair trials. As special master, retired Boston Municipal Court Judge Ernest Sarason Jr. will have access to non-public records from the Trial Court’s late 2023 investigation into the alleged affair between former New Bedford District Court Judge Douglas Darnbrough and Bristol County Assi…

Special master to investigate claims of a courthouse romance in New Bedford - TPR: The Public's Radio

A justice from Massachusetts’ highest court has appointed a special master to investigate claims that a New Bedford judge carried on a romance with a prosecutor while ruling on her cases.  The allegations were first circulated in anonymous letters that swept through the New Bedford District Court in the fall of 2023, offering salacious details […] The post Special master to investigate claims of a courthouse romance in New Bedford appeared first…