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Article: Ex-officer indicted in rape Suffolk grand jury listens to prostitute's account
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 17, 1994
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After one grand jury indicated it didn't believe a prostitute's
contention that she was raped by a Boston police officer, the Suffolk
district attorney's office turned to a new grand jury yesterday to
win an indictment against former Officer Leo F. Coogan, according to
sources.
In a highly unusual move, prosecutors impaneled a second grand
jury to hear evidence in the Coogan case while the first grand jury
was still sitting, sources said.
Coogan, 61, of Milton, was indicted on charges of rape, extortion
and indecent assault and battery after the prostitute testified
yesterday before the second grand jury that the officer threatened to