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Pretrial hearing for HMS custodian Hogan delayed to April

Hopkinton Middle School custodian Benjamin Hogan appears before a judge at Milford District Court on Dec. 20. PHOTO/NICK SCHOFIELD

Upon a request from the Worcester County District Attorney’s office, the pretrial hearing for Hopkinton Middle School custodian Benjamin Hogan has been delayed until April 18.

The DA’s office filed a motion to continue on Feb. 26, with agreement from the defendant. According to the motion, prosecutors needed to move the hearing to accommodate a change in availability.

Hogan was arrested and charged with one count of possession of child pornography in November. The 42-year-old resident of Hopedale is alleged to have used peer-to-peer file sharing services to download and store child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his personal laptop.

The Massachusetts State Police executed a warrant at Hogan’s home on Nov. 1 and confiscated materials related to the case. In coordination with the Hopkinton Police Department, state police officers then apprehended Hogan at Hopkinton Middle School.

Members of the MSP and Hopkinton Public Schools have stated they do not believe any Hopkinton students are involved in the charges brought against Hogan, who was placed on leave after his arrest.

Latest News

The School Committee met Thursday night to discuss updates to the Hopkins and Charleswood School projects, along with progress in the search for a new superintendent.

The Parks & Recreation Commission on Thursday night reviewed the first plans for the proposed parking lot designs at Pyne Field.

Fire crews extinguished a blaze at a two-story workshop on Montana Road Thursday night. The fire does not appear suspicious, according to fire officials.

Interstate 90 westbound in Hopkinton, near the Interstate 495 interchange, was closed Friday morning for emergency repair operations.

The Hopkinton High School girls basketball team bowed out of the Division 1 state tournament with a loss to Lincoln-Sudbury on Friday night.

Randall “Randy” Hofstetter, 76, passed away Feb. 26. He was the longtime owner of Hopkinton Wine & Spirits.

Town meetings tonight include the Sustainable Green Committee (6) and the Woodville Historic District Commission (7).

Photo of the Day

Footprints cut through snow around a pair of trees in the Legacy Farms housing development.

PHOTO/AMIT JAGDALE