Live updates: Will the defense rest today in the Matthew Farwell trial?

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 defense is expected to rest its case Wednesday after calling its final two witnesses — a board certified pathologist and a digital forensic expert. The jury won’t report to court Thursday, and closing arguments and deliberations are scheduled for Friday.