Chadwick pleads not guilty, trial date set for multiple felony charges

Selectman Jared Chadwick plead not guilty to two separate indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years old felonies, with a court date set for Thursday, May 28.

Chadwick appeared at Wareham District Court Wednesday, March 25 for a pretrial hearing regarding the two charges following an arraignment in July 2025. 

He is accused of groping a pre-teen girl in August 2020 and striking the buttocks of another girl in early 2019.

Prosecutors brought forth two unrelated charges for reckless endangerment of a child and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon to a child under 14 years old at the Wednesday hearing. Court documents detail a videotaped 2022 incident involving Chadwick driving a car that was "relevant to the character of Jared Chadwick." 

All charges will go in front of a judge at the May court hearing.

Chadwick has been a Select Board member since 2022 and was reelected in May 2025. He gave a statement aided by his legal counsel. 

"In America, we are innocent until proven guilty. But at this time, I am not allowed to comment on ongoing matters per my attorney," Chadwick said.