More sexual charges against Sen. Marzilli

Four separate women claim harassment in sleazy spree through Lowell

Authorities have returned more indictments against troubled state Sen. J. James Marzilli, now alleged to have accosted four women during a sexually charged spree in Lowell last month.

Marzilli, 50, had been arraigned June 4 on charges related to two alleged incidents the day before. Two more women have emerged, giving prosecutors a timeline that allegedly shows Marzilli combing the town’s center for sexual partners that day.

“These are troubling allegations in which Senator Marzilli is alleged to have engaged in a string of highly inappropriate and sexually explicit acts against four women,” Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said.

Authorities said Marzilli’s escapade began around 11 a.m., when he told a woman on Merrimack Street, “The sex is sweet, the sex is sweet, you want it, and you want to go with me.”

Minutes later, Marzilli allegedly told a woman nearby, “your body is perfect, your butt is so perfect” and followed her. The woman eventually turned and told Marzilli to find a hooker, prosecutors said.

At around 1:15 p.m., Marzilli allegedly drove past a woman waiting for a bus on Central Street before parking, approaching her and asking, “Do you have any undergarments under that?”

The fourth alleged victim accused Marzilli of trying to grab her crotch as she sat on a Middle Street bench around 3 p.m.

She fled and a nearby officer approached Marzilli, who took off when backup arrived, running through traffic on foot before being caught in a parking garage.

Marzilli, who since checked into a psychiatric facility and ended a re-election bid, is under suspicion for similar incidents in Brighton and Arlington, Leone said last month. Charges against him in another case were dropped in April.