(NewsNation) — Ashley Bell is recounting her experiences in the Stoughton, Massachusetts, Police Department Explorers program, led by ex-Deputy Chief Robert Devine, where she alleged there were blurred lines between mentorship and inappropriate behavior.

Bell joined "Banfield" on Thursday to discuss her experiences in the program, which is where Sandra Birchmore met her mentors and future abusers.

Birchmore was found hanging from a door handle in her Canton, Massachusetts, apartment in February 2021. She was 23 years old and 10 weeks pregnant at the time. Birchmore's death was ruled a suicide, but her cause of death was later changed to homicide.

Former Stoughton cop Matthew Farwell is now charged with killing both Sandra and her unborn son. Farwell was Sandra’s longtime boyfriend while

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