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AND TWO SUPERVISORS FACE SERIOUS CHARGES. >> TRANSIT POLICE OFFICERS SEEN IN THIS VIDEO ARE ACCUSED OF BEATING A 32-YEAR-OLD HOMELESS MAN WITH HIS BATON MULTIPLE TIMES INSIDE THE ASHMONT T STATION BACK IN JULY. FIVE INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED THE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. IT SHOWS THE HUSBAND DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO PROVOKE THE ASSAULT. THE VICTIM CALLED 911 FOR HELP AFTER THE BEATING. PART OF THE RETURNED TO THE SCENE, REST OF THE VICTIM AND GRABBED AND PUSHED HIM DURING THE BOOKING PROCESS AND ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE THE HOMELESS MAN WITH ASSAULTING HIM. OFFICER BARTLETT RETIRED IN THE MIDST OF THIS INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED TWO SUPERVISORS, TRIED TO COVER UP THE CRIME AND FILED A POP -- FILED A FALSE POLICE REPORT. THEY ARE BOTH CHARGED IN THE CASE. THIS FDA SAID THE CONDUCT IS UNACCEPTABLE AT EVERY LEVEL. THE TRANSIT POLICE CHIEF SAYING WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HIS EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE OFFICERS WHO VIOLATED THE VICTIMS AND THE PUBLIC’S TRUST. SOURCES TELL FIVE INVESTIGATES THAT THERE IS A SEPARATE PROBE INTO ALLEGATIONS OF INTIMIDATION OF THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE. >> WE REACHED OUT TO THE VICTIM AND HIS LAWYER. WE ARE WAITING FOR COMMENT. HE IS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND A DANGEROUS -- ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. THE SUPERVISORS ARE CHARGED AS ACCESSORIES IN FILING A FALSE REPORT.

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A former police officer who is accused of beating a homeless man and the two sergeants accused of assisting him in covering up the excessive and unlawful use of force have been charged, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.A Suffolk County grand jury returned indictments charging former Transit Police Officer Dorston Bartlett, 65, of Lynn, with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violating a person’s civil rights on accusations of using his baton to hit a 32-year-old homeless man multiple times at Ashmont MBTA station on the morning of July 27, 2018. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, the indictments also charge Bartlett with misleading a police officer on suspicion of giving false statements to two Boston Police officers who later responded to the scene. The grand jury also handed down assault and battery charges after prosecutors said Bartlett grabbed and pushed the victim during the booking process that followed his arrest.The Suffolk County Grand Jury returned additional indictments charging Bartlett, Sgt. David Finnery, 43, of Rutland and Sgt. Kenny Orcel, 55, of Chelmsford with making a false report as a public officer or employee, and additionally indicted Finnerty and Orcel as accessories after the fact to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.According to the district attorney, these charges stem from the alleged collusion among all three to create a false incident report on Bartlett’s encounter with the victim in the hours following the assault."The conduct alleged in these indictments is unacceptable at every level," Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said. "The charges reflect an unprovoked armed assault by a uniformed officer on a vulnerable member of our community, followed by a joint venture with supervising officers to cover up that crime."At the time of the incident, Finnerty was the shift officer in charge and Orcel was the shift patrol supervisor. Both were placed on leave, and Bartlett retired last year in the course of the investigation.According to prosecutors, the evidence suggests that Bartlett arrested the victim after the assault and attempted to charge him with assault and battery on a police officer. Investigators say Finnerty allegedly drafted a report that was submitted by Bartlett and ultimately approved by Orcel. Prosecutors said a member of the Transit Police command staff learned of Bartlett’s use of force later that morning and reviewed both a preliminary draft of that report and video from public safety cameras at Ashmont station. Based on his observations, he ordered the victim released from custody, charges were not issued, and the criminal investigation was launched.