A federal grand jury in Massachusetts indicted former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell on a new charge in connection to the death of Sandra Birchmore , a 23-year-old pregnant woman who prosecutors say he strangled to death in 2021.

Birchmore was found dead inside her Canton apartment. Her death was initially ruled a suicide, but Farwell was later charged with strangling her.

Farwell was previously only charged with killing a witness or victim. On Tuesday in a superseding indictment, a second count under the state's protection of unborn children law was added.

Prosecutors allege that Farwell engaged in sexual activity with Birchmore before she was 16 years old, at times when he was on duty as a Stoughton police officer. The alleged sex acts took place over the course of s

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