Update on the trial of rideshare driver Alvin Campbell, who is accused of the worst serial sexual assaults in recent Boston history...Closing arguments are expected later in this coming week. A few more state witnesses and a defense toxicology expert are expected first.
No live broadcast is allowed. 3 Boston tv stations have filed a proposal with the court asking to bring a news pool camera back into the courtroom to record video for later edit. The judge's response if any is not clear from the court docket.
A livestream of opening statements on May 18 was shut down. Broadcasting the identities of the alleged victims is prohibited under a court order.
Campbell, 45, who is the old brother of the Commonwealth's Attorney General, is accused of sex crimes involving 7 women during incidents from 2017-2019, in which the women were too intoxicated to consent. Videos were uncovered on his phone. The defense maintains the sex was consensual.
Alleged assaults on 2 more women were excluded from this trial; in a court filing, prosecutors expressed uncertainty about securing those victims' "voluntary appearance."
The WBZ, NBC10 and WCVB proposal filed in court on May 21 says,
“Parties all understand the court’s concerns about prior pool video coverage…we would propose that the court permit video recording, and we would agree that the limitation that this video will not be live-streamed to the internet, nor would it be broadcast live, with the exception of the verdict being read in open court.”