Haitian illegal immigrant convicted for raping, impregnating his 14-year-old daughter in Massachusetts at taxpayer funded shelter

On July 11, 44-year-old Ronald Joseph pleaded guilty to aggravated rape of a child, per Fox News. Joseph had been living in a government-run hotel shelter in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where he repeatedly sexually assaulted his daughter between 2023 and 2024. He was not arrested until January 2025 and has been held without bail since then. The abuse was reported by the shelter’s then-manager, Jon Fetherston.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlborough Police Chief David Giorgi confirmed Joseph’s guilty plea Thursday. Judge Kenneth Salinger sentenced him to 12 to 15 years in prison.

As part of the investigation, authorities collected a buccal swab from Joseph after the victim gave birth. The DA’s office stated, "Those samples were sent to a forensic testing laboratory, and on January 24, 2025, it was determined that not only was the defendant the biological father of the victim, it was also twenty-three trillion times more likely than not, that he was the biological father of the victim's baby.”

Fetherston sent a letter last month to US Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Department of Justice to investigate the state’s shelter system. In the letter, he warned of "a disturbing pattern of criminal activity, sexual assaults, financial abuse, and the widespread use of no-bid contracts."

"As of today, I have not received a response from Attorney General Bondi's office, but I remain hopeful that justice will prevail. I'm not looking for political theater — I'm seeking accountability for the horrific abuses that have taken place," Fetherston told the outlet. "The system failed these vulnerable families, and those responsible — whether they're shelter administrators, state officials, or private contractors — must be held to account. If Bondi or the DOJ won't act, I'll keep pushing until someone does. The tragedies inside these shelters must end, and silence is not an option."