Selectman Jared Chadwick accused of inappropriately touching minors, charged with two felonies

Selectman Jared Chadwick has been charged with two separate felonies of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years old.

Chadwick appeared in court Wednesday, Dec. 10 for a brief pre-trial hearing. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

The two alleged incidents took place in 2019 and 2020.

A Select Board member since 2022, Chadwick was reelected in May. In his campaigns, he has spoken about his support for youth athletics and was president of the Wareham Tigers Athletics Association, a youth sports organization, as recently as 2022.

Chadwick was arraigned July 15 of this year for an incident on Aug. 1, 2020 in which he is accused of groping a pre-teen girl.

According to court documents, the child told a forensic interviewer for the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office she was awoken by Chadwick who had one hand up her shirt, touching her breast while holding a cell phone. During this time, the child said she pretended to be asleep.

She told the interviewer she saw Chadwick standing in the doorway and, behaving as if she was just waking up, told Chadwick she was hot and sweaty. She said he gave her a shirt and told her to change. She said Chadwick seemingly wanted her to change in front of him, but she refused and changed in the bathroom.

 The child apparently did not tell anyone about the incident until April of 2025.

The second charge involves an incident with another pre-teen girl. Chadwick is accused of striking her buttocks on Jan. 1, 2019.

Court documents state the girl attempted to grab her cell phone next to the couch Chadwick was sitting on when he struck her buttocks as she reached for her phone.

The child also told Wareham Police Detective Lieutenant Michael F. Smith that Chadwick had made uncomfortable comments about her buttocks in the past.

Professionally Chadwick works as a paramedic in Dennis, making him a mandated reporter. Due to his job, he is legally required to report any suspected abuse against children to the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families.

Chadwick declined to comment on the charges. He is due back in court March 25, 2026.