"Farwell was indicted last year on charges that he allegedly strangled Birchmore to death in her Canton apartment Feb. 1, 2021 and staged the scene to appear as though she took her own life, according to documents released after the federal investigation last year. Birchmore was between eight and 10 weeks pregnant with a male fetus, prosecutors have said. Farwell pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of causing the death of a child in utero in October."
"Farwell, then 27, allegedly began having sex with Birchmore in 2013 when she was 15, which would constitute statutory rape. Farwell allegedly began a years-long relationship with Birchmore where they would meet up regularly to have sex in police vehicles. He "essentially groomed her," former Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said. In October of 2020, Birchmore asked Farwell to conceive a child with her as an ultimatum and said, in return, she would not disclose their relationship to Farwell's wife, prosecutors have said."
Matthew Farwell, a former Stoughton police detective, is federally charged with allegedly strangling 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore in her Canton apartment on Feb. 1, 2021 and staging the scene as a suicide. Birchmore was eight to ten weeks pregnant with a male fetus and Farwell faced an additional charge for causing the death of a child in utero; he pleaded not guilty to that charge. Farwell allegedly began a sexual relationship with Birchmore when she was 15 and groomed her over years. Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty after Attorney General Pam Bondi directed that decision; no reason was given.
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