Arlington, MASSCHUSETTS

AWAITING TRIAL
Described by prosecutors as "an out-of-control and foul-mouthed aggressor," Joseph James Marzilli, Jr., 50, Massachusetts State Senator, is awaiting trial, accused of sexually assaulting and harassing several women between 2006 and 2008. On Oct 23, 2009, the Appeals Court turned down a request by three women to seek a restraining order against him.

Marzilli was accused in 2006, but prosecutrs dropped the case for what they said was lack of evidence. He was arrested in Lowell in June 2008. He gave police a false name and they arrested him after a foot chase. (Scroll down for other allegations.) Video

Marzilli resigned his Senate seat last year. He spent 17 years in the Massachusetts House. Wikipedia entry for his activities in the environmental movement and health care. The Boston Globe reported that he was trying to get the Legislature to double his pension. The request was pending the outcome of his criminal case. The newspaper found that 14 former legislators were currently drawing significantly increased pensions under the law