Brendan Kells testified for the defense about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Model United Nations participation, explaining that students defended assigned countries' positions rather than necessarily expressing their own opinions.
WitnessCambridge Rindge and Latin High School
Brendan Kells
Cambridge Rindge and Latin history teacher, baseball coach and Model United Nations advisor.
Appeared2015 Federal Trial
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Brendan Kells testified for the defense on Day 55 about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's participation in Model United Nations at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. A history teacher and club advisor, Kells believed he met Tsarnaev through the club during the 2010–2011 school year.
Kells described a research-intensive activity that offered no academic credit and required students to prepare primarily independently. He explained that students represented assigned countries and their interests, so the positions they defended did not necessarily express their personal opinions.
Kells confirmed that Tsarnaev attended the Harvard Model United Nations conference in Boston but could not recall its exact date. His estimate of late January or early February described the conference's usual schedule. The prosecution asked no questions, and Kells was excused.
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