"Joseph C. Norton, vice chair of the Framingham Planning Board, was arrested on Dec. 18 in a coordinated online operation between State and Framingham investigators, according to a Boston Globe report. On Dec. 19, he pleaded not guilty to charges of enticing a child under 16, paying for sex with a child under 18, and attempting to commit a crime, according to the report. He was released on $2,000 cash bail and is due back in court for a Jan. 30 hearing."
"Following Norton's arrest, Framingham Mayor Charlie Sisitsky released a statement calling the situation "a serious matter." "I want to be clear that the City holds all of its officials and appointees to the highest standards of integrity and conduct," Sisitsky said. "While this is an ongoing legal process and the individual is entitled to due process, the situation has raised concerns about the continued functioning and public trust in the Planning Board.""
Joseph C. Norton, vice chair of the Framingham Planning Board, was arrested Dec. 18 in a coordinated online operation by state and local investigators. He faces charges of enticing a child under 16, paying for sex with a child under 18, and attempting to commit a crime. Norton pleaded not guilty Dec. 19, was released on $2,000 cash bail, and is due back in court Jan. 30. Norton resigned from the Planning Board on Dec. 24 after serving since 2018. Two other men, Eric S. Gurvis and Surya Chandra Ravi Kumar Eda, face the same charges; Gurvis pleaded not guilty and was released on $2,000 cash bail. City leadership characterized the situation as "a serious matter," emphasized high standards of integrity and conduct, noted the individual's entitlement to due process, and expressed concerns about the Planning Board's functioning and public trust.
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