General Continuance for Physician Charged With Open and Gross Lewdness

In June of this year police were called to a very popular Beach for a report of a man walking around naked and seemingly very confused. He was asking people if he could use their cell phones. He was making no sense and it was obvious that he was having some sort of a crisis. The responding officers tried to calm him down to no avail. They were able to contact his wife who came to the beach with fresh clothes so that our client could get dressed. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in violation of G.L. c. 272 section 53 and open and gross lewdness, a felony under G.L. c. 272 section 16.  Our office had our client evaluated for a risk assessment and to identify any potential mental health issues or any identifiable sexual  predatory concerns. Our forensic psychologist quickly ascertained that our client was having a reaction to mixing diet drugs with edibles. The combination caused confusion and aberration of behavior. The evaluation and Report was significant enough to convince the assistant district attorney to agree to a resolution of pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed in 6 months. 

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