Marzilli Pleads Not Guilty

The Boston Heraldalso reports on the existence of surveillance video of Marzilli…

State Sen. James “Jim” Marzilli, 50, pleaded not guilty in Lowell Superior Court to four counts of annoying and accosting a person of the opposite sex and one count each of attempting to commit indecent assault and battery, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, all from an alleged June 3 career-ending carnal cruise of the city.

The Herald has learned that prosecutors have building surveillance video of Marzilli on Middle Street, where one of the attacks is alleged to have occurred. They declined to comment on what the video shows Marzilli doing. There also exists a DVD of photos of Marzilli’s car parked on Hurd Street in Lowell, also on the day of the alleged assaults.

Court papers released today also state one of the alleged victims was a 60-year-old grandmother who walked with a cane and was so unnerved by Marzilli’s alleged advances, she fell down after boarding a bus.

In response to the arraingment, MassGOP Chairman Rob Willington said, “Today, the taxpayers of Massachusetts paid Jim Marzilli $159.55.”

Continuing coverage of the Marzilli scandal at Marzilli Watch…

Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at The Buffalo Bean. Follow Matt on Twitter.