The former Massachusetts police lieutenant, accused of raping a child, will be arraigned on Thursday on additional charges.
James Feeley, of Winthrop, was previously charged with one count of aggravated child rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14. On Thursday, he is expected to be charged with another count of aggravated child rape and seven more counts of indecent assault and battery.
Feeley, 56, allegedly admitted to sexually assaulting children on Christmas night when Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty met Feeley in the Belle Isle Cemetery. The officer was reportedly at his parents' graves with a handgun and threatened to kill himself out of guilt.
Feeley was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, while the alleged victim was treated at Boston Children's Hospital.
The child also reportedly confirmed Feeley's accounts and told authorities that the assaults started a year prior.
In addition to serving as a police officer for 21 years, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families confirmed that Feeley was also a foster parent.
"The Department of Children and Families is investigating these disturbing allegations against a foster parent," said a DCF statement, according to WCVB. "There are no foster children currently residing in the foster home."
One month after Feeley's graveside confession, a two-year-old child was found dead in his home. There were no signs of foul play, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
During Feeley's initial December arraignment he pleaded not guilty and was held on $200,000 bail, ordered to wear a GPS tracking device and avoid the victim or any other child younger than 16. Feeley, who resigned from the police force, was also ordered to surrender his passport and firearms.
Feeley's attorney has argued that he has no criminal record and unblemished record as a police officer. The defense lawyer noted that his client "brought this to light" and characterized the alleged actions as "an aberration of immense proportions," according to WBZ News.
