@meghannmcuniff: The elected prosecutor in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on Friday denounced the vitriolic harassment being leveled at the two women prosecuting Lindsay Clancy. Assistant District Attorneys Shanan Buckingham and Jennifer Sprague "are both mothers themselves" and "went home to their families after each long day in court," said District Attorney Tim Cruz. "They embraced the most difficult trial assignment with utmost professionalism and always with the thoughts of Cora, Dawson and little Callan on their minds," Cruz said. "Unfortunately, the way they were vilified and portrayed on social media is disgusting to me. Threats to them and their families. Their addresses being being posted. It's unfortunate that in today's society, potentially people are placed at risk who are merely doing their jobs as prosecutors. Professional women for the Commonwealth," Cruz said. "And once again, I am proud of their professionalism under these very stressful and difficult times. I commend the Massachusetts State Police and the Duxbury Police and Fire. From the moment of that 911 call, they performed a thorough and complete investigation." "This was probably one of the most difficult crime scenes any of them has been to, and yet they did their jobs for professionalism and integrity. This is a case about three children who died a violent and horrific death at the hands of the person who showed them the most. This isn't rumor or speculation. This isn't guesswork." "Speaking generally, we live in a great country, and we have the best criminal justice system in the world if you ask me. And that's what you saw today. You saw it over the course of the last few weeks. Prosecutors and defense dealing in court, and ultimately having individuals make their determinations. Jurors making their determinations, and the defendants that are charged with crimes in our country have an awful lot of rights. And you know what? They should. They should have the rights as set forth in our United States Constitution, and here in Massachusetts, our Mass Declaration of Rights. They should have those." "But also speaking in the world that we live today, and all too often, criminals are being treated as victims, and the real victims are invisible. It is our job to make sure that the victims are not invisible, to make sure that they are not forgotten, and to make sure that we stand for them in the way that we seek justice, and that's what I think we've done in this case." "This trial has been really emotional for everybody. I am a father and a grandfather, and I cannot imagine the hell this entire family has lived through. I remind myself that this is, and has been, and always will be about getting justice and making sure that we do not forget Cora, Dawson, a little Callan." #law #crime #court

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Saturday 05 September 2026 04:12:05 GMT