Carl Stanley McGee is a lawyer and assistant secretary for policy and planning and for Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts. Originally from Alabama, McGee lives in Boston.

Professional and Public life

McGee attended Harvard Law School and was a Rhodes Scholar in 1992 <ref> publicly available bio infornation </ref>. He once worked as a corporate lawyer for the WilmerHale law firm. <ref> Innews weekly article </ref> On November 12, 2005, he was "married" to John Finley IV, a ceremony covered in The New York Times "Vows" issue (gay marriage was made legal in Massachusetts by a 2003 state supreme court decision). More recently, McGee was the civic and business outreach director for MassEquality, an organization seeking to legalize gay marriage throughout New England, before taking his current position in the Patrick administration.

Arrest for sexual assault

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2007, McGee was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies for sexual assault on a victim over age 12 with physical force. <ref> Associated Press report </ref>

There have been no widespread calls for McGee's resignation, although he has been placed on administrative unpaid leave since the arrest was made public. Governor Patrick declined to comment on the matter pending outcome of his trial. <ref> Innewsweekly article </ref> Until the story broke, McGee's co-workers were told he was out sick <ref> Hubpolitics article </ref>. McGee remains free on $300,000 bail.

McGees original trial was scheduled for January 28, but he received a continuance until February 11th, 2008. <ref> Transworldnews article </ref> Boston radio personality Howie Carr followed the matter and made several on-air parodies referring to it, as have several blogs and online commentary pages <ref> Moonbattery dot com web site </ref>, <ref> Above the Law dot com lawyers blog </ref>

On March 20, 2008 all charges against McGee had been dropped because investigators were unable to locate any witnesses or find any physical evidence too corroborate the story of the 15-year old. Assistant State Attorney Francine Donnorummo of the Florida Attorney General's office reported that the teen had difficulty identifying McGee as his attacker. There was also no video surveillance or forensic evidence supporting the teen's claims, according to the documents.

McGee's remains on unpaid leave from his job in the Patrick administration.

References

External links

Howie Carr on WBZ Radio, Boston

Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick official state site