Live updates: Sandra Birchmore's ex-boyfriend testifies for the defense

What to Know

• Ex-Stoughton cop Matthew Farwell is accused of strangling Sandra Birchmore at her Canton apartment in early 2021 after she told him that she was pregnant and that he was the father. DNA evidence later showed that he was not the father of the unborn child.
  
• Farwell, who was a police Explorers volunteer, allegedly used his authority and access to groom, sexually exploit and then sexually abuse Birchmore when she was 15. He continued to have sex with her when she became an adult.
• The prosecution rested its case Wednesday and the defense began presenting its case. They said they have about a week’s worth of witnesses, meaning closing arguments could happen as soon as next week.