Former Boston Officer Admits to Domestic Violence in Newton

A former Boston police officer was ordered to attend a domestic batterer’s class after admitting to sufficient facts in a domestic violence incident in Newton in February.

Bruce Holloway, 58, of Boston, admitted to sufficient facts in Newton District Court in connection with the incident, said Middlesex District Attorney Mirian Ryan.

Judge Lynn Brendemuehl continued the case without a finding for two-and- a-half-years, and ordered Holloway to meet conditions, including that Holloway attend a certified batterer’s program and mental health counseling, stay away and have no contact with the victim, no abuse of the victim, abide by a restraining order, and submit to GPS monitoring, said the announcement.

Holloway, formerly employed by the Boston Police Department, was charged with assault and battery on a family or household member after a woman came into the Newton Police Department on Feb. 19 to report a domestic violence incident and to request an emergency restraining order. She told officers she had a verbal and physical altercation with her boyfriend during which he shouted, swore at her, and hit her on the forehead.

The Newton Police Department investigated this incident.