Education and School Safety

Prosecutors in Massachusetts have charged Scott Marino, 54, head coach of the Malden High School girls’ basketball team and a Linden School educator, with raping an 18‑year‑old foster daughter after allegedly plying her with margaritas and tequila shots at his Stoneham home on Feb. 18, 2026. In Woburn District Court, prosecutor Jacob McCrindle said Marino took the teen to Ash Wednesday mass, then to Boston for seafood and liquor, before insisting she drink at home and allegedly sexually assaulting her when she went to lie down feeling ill. The victim, who was living in foster care with Marino and his wife, used her phone to contact friends and an aunt, who called 911 and drove to the house; the young woman reportedly ran out to her aunt’s car and was taken to a hospital for a sexual‑assault exam. Marino, described by his lawyer as a lifelong community member with no prior record, was arrested Wednesday and faces two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, and one count of selling or delivering liquor to a person under 21. The case underscores ongoing national concerns about vetting, oversight and power imbalances when adults who are both foster caregivers and school staff are accused of exploiting students in their care.