Accused Child Molester's Wife to Stand Trial in August

Marian Burbine, the wife of accused serial child molester John Burbine, now has an expected trial date of Aug. 9.

She faces six counts of reckless endangerment of a child, and two counts of operating an unlicensed day care business. Meanwhile, John Burbine is facing nearly 100 charges for allegedly sexually assaulting children from the Melrose area.

Appearing with his client at a Wednesday afternoon hearing at Middlesex Superior Court, attorney John Ruehrwein told the court that he was seeking additional time because of the large amount of evidence associated with the case. The previous trial date for Mrs. Burbine had been June 25. 

Marian Burbine is next due back in court on April 25 for a suppression hearing, with a pre-trial conference set for July 30. Ruehrwein told the court that there would be a motion to suppress, but that a decision on a motion to dismiss would not be made until the discovery process is over. 

Marian Burbine and her husband were the proprietors of the former Waterfall Education Center, which offered tutoring and babysitting services but which was not properly licensed. John Burbine was a level 1 sex offender stemming from a years-old conviction that allowed him to avoid detection even as he worked among children. 

She remains under home confinement in Wakefield since late last year.

Previous Coverage

• Next Marian Burbine Court Date is March 21
  

• Report: Senate GOP To File Bill In Response To Burbine Case

• Burbine Attorney: Media Coverage Has Been Fair So Far

• Trial Date Set For Wakefield Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Melrose Children

• Burbine Pleads Not Guilty To Nearly 100 Child Sex Counts

• Melrose Mom Remembers Meeting Alleged Molester At Play Groups

• Week in Review: Melrose Mom Remembers Meeting Alleged Molester At Play Groups

• Melrose Victim in Child Sex Crime Linked To Wakefield Day Care Business

• YOUR TURN: Should Level 1 Sex Offender Information Be Public?

• Burbine Arraignment Is Wednesday