Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital

Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital

Authorities say the threat was called in August 2022 as Boston Children's Hospital was facing an onslaught of threats and harassment.

Woman Pleads Guilty to Bomb Threat Against Hospital Providing Gender-Affirming Care to Youth

The threat was one of several made against the hospital following accusations of genital surgeries on minors.

Massachusetts woman who called in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital pleads guilty

A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths. Catherine Leavy, who was arrested last year at her home in Westfield, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to charges including making a false bomb threat, according to prosecutors. She's scheduled to be sentenced in March. The most serious charge s…

Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children's Hospital

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths. Catherine Leavy, who was arrested last year at her home in Westfield, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to charges including making a false bomb threat, according to prosecutors. She's scheduled to be sentenced in March. The most se…

Woman pleads guilty to calling in hoax bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital - Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital as it faced a barrage of harassment over its surgical program for transgender youths. Catherine Leavy, who was arrested last year at her home in Westfield, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to charges including making a false bomb threat, according to prosecutors. She’s scheduled to be sentenced in March. The most se…

Westfield woman pleads guilty for making bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital

BOSTON — A Westfield woman who prosecutors say made a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital and told staff “You better evacuate everybody you sickos” pleaded guilty to the crime in federal court Thursday.Catherine Leavy, 37, admitted to making a false bomb threat and intentionally conveying false or misleading information that a bomb was on the way. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled her sentencing for March 19, 2024, ac…