Crime & Safety

Education Consultant's Assault Case Hearing Continued

The case was continued for Wednesday of this week.

A court hearing for an education consultant alleged to have committed an indecent assault on a 9-year-old girl in Swampscott was again continued.

Douglas Reeves, 58, of 100 Beacon St., #6, Boston, was scheduled for a pretrial hearing at Lynn District Court on June 28, but the case's compliance and election hearing was continued to July 17.

More discovery was needed in the case, according to the Essex County DA's office.

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An earlier compliance and election hearing was postponed on Feb. 8, the day the Blizzard of 2013 hit.

At a compliance and election hearing the defendant can elect whether to have a jury trial.

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In addition, at the compliance hearing, a judge determines whether both sides have complied with motions and discovery.

Reeves remains free on his own personal recognizance under several conditions restricting his contact with children.

Reeves is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

Reeves' lawyer, Stern, said in an earlier interview that "this accusation is horrifying and devastating to Doug Reeves."

"It's simply not true," he said. "It never happened."

Reeves previously lived on Ocean Avenue in Swampscott, and is alleged to have touched a private area of a child in 2006, according to the court file.

The incident was alleged to have happened while the girl and her family stayed at the Reeves home on a trip that included a stop in Swampscott.

Reeves is the founder of The Leadership and Learning Center, which serves school systems around the world.

He is the author of 30 books and numerous articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness.



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