The former president of a Boston police union is being held on $100,000 cash bail over allegations he sexually assaulted his young relative over a period of five years, beginning when she was 7 years old.
Retired officer Patrick Rose, 66, the former head of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, hid his face in his hands during his arraignment on Thursday in West Roxbury District Court. He pleaded not guilty on charges including aggravated rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.
