Suffolk County District Attorney: Young Woman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Her Role In Boyfriend's Suicide

Press release from the Suffolk County District Attorney:

December 24, 2021

BOSTON, December 23, 2021—A former Boston College student accepted responsibility and accountability for her role in suicide of her then boyfriend 22-year-old Alexander Urtula, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.

During a change of plea hearing today in Suffolk Superior Court, INYOUNG YOU, 23, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter for the escalating and unrelenting verbal, physical and psychological abuse that she admitted in court directly contributed to Mr. Urtula’s suicide. Judge Robert Ullmann sentenced Ms. You to a carceral term of two and a half years in the house of correction, suspended for a probationary term of 10 years. The first five years of that probationary term will be supervised, during which time she will be required to comply with a number of conditions, including that she complete community service and continue to undergo mental health treatment by a licensed provider. Ms. You is explicitly barred from profiting financially from the facts underlying this criminal case at any time during the 10-year probationary term – meaning that neither she nor her assignees or agents may receive any payment in return for their involvement in the portrayal of the facts of this disturbing and heart-wrenching situation.

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