BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer who earlier pleaded not guilty to killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting when she was underage was charged Tuesday with causing the death of her unborn son.

Matthew Farwell, 39, of Easton, is accused of strangling Sandra Birchmore in early 2021 after she told him that she was pregnant and that he was the father. Birchmore was 23 at the time.

Farwell worked as an officer for the Stoughton Police Department from 2012 until 2022.

Farwell, who was arrested and charged in August 2024, remains in federal custody. He was scheduled to go on trial next year on the initial charges.

He is being represented by several federal public defenders who could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Birchmore began participating in the police

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