A former officer with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority who supported a colleague accused of rape — then wrote a letter asking the court for leniency in sentencing — is now employed by Northeastern’s police department, records show.
Brian Burt was among three Northeastern police officers added to a state database documenting sustained officer misconduct this year, bringing the department’s total to six. Three Northeastern officers were added to the database when it first launched in 2023, The Huntington News previously reported.
Burt, Timothy Flynn and Patrick Gaumond — who are all still actively listed on the Northeastern University Police Department’s roster — faced multiple complaints each. They were added to the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, disciplinary database sometime after January, web archives show…