Overview
- Samantha Pelrine, 31, was placed on paid leave March 17 after Massachusetts State Police disclosed an inquiry into her off-duty conduct, and Plymouth police opened an internal investigation.
- A judge issued abuse prevention orders for Pelrine and her husband, Daniel Forand, that require no contact with the accuser, a 100-yard stay-away, and surrender of firearms and firearms ID cards.
- In a handwritten affidavit, the now-adult accuser says the couple took them in at age 12, became legal guardians, and then sexually abused them until 2025, with physical abuse by Forand continuing into 2026.
- The affidavit states the accuser fears being found, and a hearing in Plymouth District Court is set for March 27 to revisit the protective orders.
- Abuse prevention orders are civil safeguards that can restrict contact and guns while investigations proceed, and officials from both agencies have declined further comment during the probe.