Word: assaults
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Extension School Dean Michael Shinagel, also the master of Quincy House, and Extension School Dean of Students Christopher S. Queen say that their actions were appropriate and cannot be considered assault. They do, however, agree with the woman, Maryan Amaral, on many of the details of the incident in question...
...central disagreement between Amaral and the deans seems to be a legal one. All parties agree that Queen grasped Amaral's wheelchair and moved it a short distance. They disagree over whether this action was the equivalent of a physical assault on Amaral's person...
...spokesperson said earlier this week that Amaral's complaint was under investigation. If officers conclude that an assault did take place, their next step would be to file formal charges...
Amaral says she was "dragged" off the elevator, and says this action is at the heart of her assault charges--"My chair is part of my body," she says...
After Albert was charged with forcible sodomy and sexual assault--the former charge carries a five years to life sentence--Albert's lawyers agreed to a plea arrangement that gave him a year's probation for misdemeanor assault and battery...