Overview
- The alleged victim secured abuse prevention orders on March 17 after filing an affidavit in Plymouth District Court.
- The orders require no contact, a 100-yard distance, and the surrender of firearms and firearm ID cards, with the accuser writing, "They are looking for me and I am scared for my safety."
- Plymouth Police placed Officer Samantha Pelrine on paid administrative leave that day after Massachusetts State Police opened a criminal investigation, and the department also began an internal review.
- The affidavit says Pelrine and her husband, Daniel Forand, began abusing the child soon after becoming legal guardians when the child was about 12, with sexual assaults alleged through 2025 and physical assaults by Forand through 2026.
- The couple are due in Plymouth District Court on March 27, and outlets note these are civil protections with no criminal charges filed as the state police inquiry continues.