An elected official in Townsend resigned from his position on Thursday, shortly after the NBC10 Boston Investigators started asking questions about the revocation of his drug and alcohol counseling license by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Chaz Sexton-Diranian had been serving as the chairperson of the Board of Selectmen, but it turns out he had kept a key detail hidden from the public for months.
Back in March, an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Substance Addition Services revealed Sexton-Diranian was terminated from his job as program director at the Crozier House, a residential recovery home operated by Catholic Charities of Worcester County.
The organization had conducted an internal investigation after receiving multiple reports by residents and staff of “inappropriate sexual behavior, sexual harassment, abuse, bullying and intimidation.”
Among the allegations:
- A resident said Sexton-Diranian gave him the option of performing sexual acts or risk getting kicked out of the program.
- Residents …