New Accuser Reported in Burbine Case

Accused serial child sex abuser John Burbine is now reportedly facing additional charges in Essex County.

Accused serial child sex abuser John Burbine is now reportedly facing additional charges in Essex County. According to a Wednesday Salem News report, a new accuser, a boy from Saugus, has stepped forward with allegations about actions that would have occurred from May 1990 to January 1994. The accuser reportedly came forward after seeing the initial media coverage in the case.  In Middlesex County, Burbine is already facing nearly 100 counts stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of children from the Melrose area. Burbine and his wife Marian were proprietors of the Waterfall Education Center in Wakefield, which offered tutoring and daycare services despite not being fully licensed to do so. Mrs. Burbine is facing six counts of reckless …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things: Wife of Accused Child Sex Abuser Appears in Court

Check out the Five Things column for Friday, Dec. 21.

Here are five things to know for Friday, Dec. 21: 1. In case you missed it: Marian Burbine, the wife of John Burbine, who is facing nearly 100 charges for allegedly sexually abusing children, is facing multiple charges also and appeared in Middlesex Superior Court Thursday in Woburn. 2. Meeting time: State Rep. Paul Brodeur will be available to meet with constituents from 1-2 p.m. Friday at the Milano Senior Center. 3. Food pantry: The Servant's Heart Food Pantry is open from 10-11:30 a.m. Friday at the Faith Evangelical Church, 200 Franklin St. The food pantry helps more than 200 families in the Melrose region by providing emergency food to people in need. 4. Need gas? Looking for gas prices and traffic updates before leaving Melrose for …

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