Read a personal account of Ed Darragh promoting pedophilia and trying to recruit victims and perpetrators at the Charlestown Boys Club at A Personal Account of Meeting Ed Darragh, by a Club Boy.
Mr. Darragh had a difficult start in life. There is no doubt of that in my mind. His father was charged with theft and rape when he was a young man. Ed Darragh worked at the Charlestown Boys Club, which was also known as the Bunker Hill Boys Club, as early as 1952. Eventually, he was put in charge of the Midget Division, which was comprised of the smallest and youngest boys at the Club and also included the “Bunker Hill Indians.” He was also put in charge of the swimming program.
Between 1966 and 1984, he was charged with 33 counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child, all except one under 14, including rape.
More than one person has told me that Darragh was known within the Charlestown Boys Club to be a pedophile. Mr. Moussally observed Darragh sexually touching children. And some Club members have told me that openly attempted to recruit children into his “secret club.”
His most disturbing behavior is evident in the Bunker Hill Indians, who were a part of the Midget Division, being posed in thee nude, which the Charlestown Boys Club photographed and then published those photographs in the Charlestown Patriot local newspaper, which they owned. Thus, in my view, the Charlestown Boys Club and the Charlestown Patriot both committed the offense of posing a child in the nude, but good luck prosecuting them.
In addition, Darragh ran the swimming program. Moussally said he saw Darragh touching children inappropriately in the swimming pool. And Club members have said they saw pedophiles congregating around the pool. Thus, again, in my opinion, the Charlestown Boys Club was a cesspool of pedophilia, which the Club promoted in the newspaper.
This all came to an end in 1963. Darragh was kicked out and only then apprehended and stopped. In addition, the day camp did not re-open for the following 1964 season. And when it re-opened in 1965, they brought professional camp counselors from the John F. Kennedy Community Center. But it was too late for me.
Despite all that had happened and all that they knew, the Charlestown Boys Club and the Boys Clubs of Boston did nothing to help me when I was a boy. And when I came to them as a man and begged for their help, they made me grovel. And when that didn’t work, they set out to destroy me, all while portraying themselves as the saviors of Boston’s poor children.
Criminal Record of a Serial Child Rapist Who Preyed on Children at the Charlestown Boys Club
- Woburn District Court, August 23, 1966, Sentenced 30 Months, Suspended
- Docket # 21353ZZ, Unnatural Acts (2 Counts) (This crime was perpetrated upon boys between the ages of 10 and 13.)
- Waltham District Court, November 29, 1977, Sentenced 18 Months, Suspended
- Docket # 21354ZZ, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 21361ZZ, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
- Suffolk Superior Court, March 8, 1979, Sentenced 7-10 Years, Suspended
After his arrest, Mr. Darragh was bailed out by Robert J. Davidson for $50. He was represented by Charlestown attorney Charles Clifford.
- Docket # 025297, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025298, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025300, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025301, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025302, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025303, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025304, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025305, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025306, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025307, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025308, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025309, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 025310, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Suffolk Superior Court, March 8, 1979, Sentenced 2 Years
- Docket # 025293, Rape of a Child Under 16
- Docket # 025294, Rape of a Child Under 16
- Docket # 025295, Rape of a Child Under 16
- Docket # 025296, Rape of a Child Under 16
- Berkshire Superior Court, September 28, 1984, Sentenced 12-20 Years
- Docket # 17477, Rape, Abuse of a Child, No Force
- Docket # 17478, Rape, Abuse of a Child, No Force
- Berkshire Superior Court, September 28, 1984, Sentenced 9-10 Years
- Docket # 17472, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 17473, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 17474, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 17475, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 17476, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Middlesex Superior Court, October 18, 1984, Sentenced 18-20 Years
- Docket # 842291, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14
- Docket # 842292, Posing a Child in a State of Nudity
- Docket # 842293, Posing a Child in a State of Nudity
- Middlesex Superior Court, October 18, 1984, Sentenced to LIFE
- Docket # 842294, Rape of a Child
- Docket # 842295, Rape of a Child
Ed Darragh's Mugshot Upon Release From MCI Gardner
Mr. Darragh had a difficult start in life. There is no doubt of that in my mind. His father was charged with theft and rape when he was a young man. Ed Darragh worked at the Charlestown Boys Club, which was also known as the Bunker Hill Boys Club, as early as January 1952. Eventually, he was put in charge of the Midget Division, which was comprised of the smallest and youngest boys at the Club and also included the “Bunker Hill Indians.” He was also put in charge of the swimming program. Between 1966 and 1984, he was charged with 33 counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child, all except one under 14, including rape.
More than one person has told me that Darragh was known within the Charlestown Boys Club to be a pedophile. Mr. Moussally observed Darragh sexually touching children. And some Club members have told me that openly attempted to recruit children into his “secret club.”
His most disturbing behavior is evident in the Bunker Hill Indians, who were a part of the Midget Division, being posed in the nude, which the Charlestown Boys Club photographed and then published those photographs in the Charlestown Patriot local newspaper, which they owned. Thus, in my view, the Charlestown Boys Club and the Charlestown Patriot both committed the offense of posing a child in the nude, but good luck prosecuting them.
In addition, Darragh ran the swimming program. Moussally said he saw Darragh touching children inappropriately in the swimming pool. And Club members have said they saw pedophiles congregating around the pool. Thus, again, in my opinion, the Charlestown Boys Club was a cesspool of pedophilia, which the Club promoted in the newspaper.
This all came to an end in 1963. Darragh was kicked out and only then apprehended and stopped. In addition, the day camp did not re-open for the following 1964 season. And when it re-opened in 1965, they brought professional camp counselors from the John F. Kennedy Community Center. But it was too late for me.
Despite all that had happened and all that they knew, the Charlestown Boys Club and the Boys Clubs of Boston did nothing to help me when I was a boy. And when I came to them as a man and begged for their help, they made me grovel. And when that didn’t work, they set out to destroy me, all while portraying themselves as the saviors of Boston’s poor children.
Under Ed Darragh, pedophilia became rampant and flagrant, as indicated by the images below that show his effect on an Indian game (before and after) that the children would play amongst themselves.
