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Berkshire County resident Lucius Copeland, age 20, of Pittsfield, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 28, by the Berkshire County Law Enforcement Task Force.
According to Andrew McKeever, director of Communications for the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, the task force established probable cause to arrest Copeland for:
- Two counts of aggravated rape
- One count of rape of a child
Law enforcement suspects Copeland of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old and a 14-year-old girl over the summer, McKeever said.
Investigators believe that there may be other victims who have not reported additional sexual assaults and ask any other victims to contact the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit at 413-499-1112.
The Pittsfield Police Department began an in-depth investigation into two alleged rapes occurring in Pittsfield in the summer.
Subsequently, law enforcement in other Berkshire County jurisdictions opened similar investigations, leading to a referral to the Berkshire Violent Crime Task Force.
"The Violent Crime Task Force made this arrest thanks to brave young women who had the courage to share deeply personal and traumatic events with their local police," said District Attorney Andrea Harrington said.
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