Doe v. City of Boston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) JOHN DOE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. ) 23-11294-FDS CITY OF BOSTON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS SAYLOR, C.J. This is a civil action arising out of the sexual abuse of young children by Patrick Rose Sr., a Boston police officer. In April 2022, Rose pleaded guilty to criminal charges including 21 counts of child rape and sexual assault on plaintiffs John and Jane Doe. The sexual abuse began in 1990, when John Doe was eight years old and Jane Doe was five years…