Hopkinton Middle School custodian Benjamin Hogan will return to Milford District Court on June 27 to discuss a motion to suppress evidence in his case of alleged possession of child pornography.

Hogan and his lawyer, Meredith Underwood, appeared briefly before Judge Richard Eustis on Friday requesting the motion hearing. Eustis granted the request upon agreement from the lawyer representing the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

Motions to suppress are pretrial filings intended to exclude certain evidence from trial. These motions are made if a defendant believes their constitutional rights have been violated in the criminal process.

Neither Underwood nor the prosecuting attorney elaborated on the reasoning for a motion to suppress. Related documents filed with the district court are forthcoming.

Hogan was arrested in November 2024 on charges of possession of child porn. The 42-year-old resident of Hopedale was working as a custodian at the middle school prior to his arrest. He was put on administrative leave.

Court documents detail the investigation into Hogan’s alleged use of peer-to-peer file sharing services to download and store child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his personal laptop. The investigation was initiated by members of the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crime Unit, and Hopkinton police helped facilitate Hogan’s arrest on Nov. 1 at Hopkinton Middle School.

Both the Hopkinton Police Department and the state police have stated they do not believe any Hopkinton students are involved in the charges brought against Hogan.