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Chicopee Man Gets Up To 13 Years In Prison For Raping Multiple Children: DA Chicopee Man Gets Up To 13 Years In Prison For Raping Multiple Children: DA
Chicopee Man Gets Up To 13 Years In Prison For Raping Multiple Children: DA A Hampden County man found guilty of multiple heinous crimes against two children will spend more than a decade behind bars, a judge ruled this week.  Kenneth Arroyo, 41, of Chicopee, was sentenced to 12 to 13 years in prison after being convicted of two counts each of aggravated rape of a child, indecent assault and battery over 14, and indecent assault and battery under 14, the Hampden District Attorney said.  A jury convicted Arroyo on April 9, and he was sentenced on Tuesday, April 23.  Arroyo was accused of sexually abusing two children he knew who were between the ages…
Man Sexually Assaulted Child In Central Mass After Luring Her Into His Car At Beach: Police Man Sexually Assaulted Child In Central Mass After Luring Her Into His Car At Beach: Police
Man Sexually Assaulted Child In Central Mass After Luring Her Into His Car At Beach: Police A 68-year-old Worcester County man is accused of using a dog to lure a child into his car, where he kidnapped and sexually assaulted her, authorities said.  Walter Fanion, of Southbridge, is charged with kidnapping, enticing a child under 16, and four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, Webster police said. The alleged incident happened on Monday, April 15.  The girl told police that she got into the man's car after he approached her at Memorial Beach with a dog. He walked her to his vehicle and then sped away once she was inside, officers said.  He d…
'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex-MBTA Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing 'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex-MBTA Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing
'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex-mbta Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing A former MBTA transit police officer was sentenced to four to six years in prison this week after a jury found him guilty of raping two women more than a decade ago. The victims told the court that the trauma of that night has stayed with them like a specter and would likely be there long after he gets out of prison.  Shawn McCarthy, 50, formerly of Wilmington, was convicted on Friday, March 15, of three counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The women's impact statements to the court are attached to this article.  The attack h…
Ex-Transit Officer Guilty Of Raping 2 Women As Payment For 'Joy Ride': DA Ex-Transit Officer Guilty Of Raping 2 Women As Payment For 'Joy Ride': DA
Ex-Transit Officer Guilty Of Raping 2 Women As Payment For 'Joy Ride': DA A jury convicted a former MBTA transit police officer on Friday, March 15, of raping two women more than a decade ago, authorities said.  Shawn McCarthy, 50, who lived in Wilmington at the time of the rapes, will be sentenced on three counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The attack happened on July 6, 2012, near the area of the Museum of Science in Boston.  Two intoxicated women in their early 20s approached McCarthy outside the Aquarium subway station and asked him for a ride in his patrol cruiser, the prosecutor…
Lynn Man Guilty Of Violent Sexual Assault, Home Invasion In Jamaica Plain: DA Lynn Man Guilty Of Violent Sexual Assault, Home Invasion In Jamaica Plain: DA
Washington Pearson Guilty Of 2022 Break-In, Sexual Assault A Lynn man was found guilty on charges in connection with a break-in and sexual assault at a Jamaica Plain apartment in October 2022, officials said. Washington Pearson, 56, was found guilty by a Suffolk County jury of: Armed assault in a dwelling Armed robbery Assault with intent to rape Indecent assault and battery Two counts of strangulation Larceny from a building Armed breaking and entering during the daytime putting a person in fear On Oct. 24, 2022, Pearson used a screwdriver to break into the apartment of two women on the Arborway in Jamaica Plain, the Suffolk County district attor…
New Update: Man Raped Child He Knew At His Belmont Home Multiple Times: DA New Update: Man Raped Child He Knew At His Belmont Home Multiple Times: DA
New Update: Man Raped Child He Knew At His Belmont Home Multiple Times: DA Update: A judge on Monday, Dec. 4, ordered Rick Powell held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing set for Friday.  Original: A 59-year-old Belmont has been arrested and charged with raping a child he knew, taking photos of the girl, and distributing them online, authorities said. He was arrested in the midst of a suicide attempt while trying to evade capture, reports said.  Rickland Powell was charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, distributing obscene matter to a minor, four counts of aggravated rape of a child, four counts of rap…
Woman Raped After Getting Into Car She Thought Was An Uber In East Boston: DA Woman Raped After Getting Into Car She Thought Was An Uber In East Boston: DA
Woman Raped After Getting Into Car She Thought Was An Uber In East Boston: DA A woman told Boston police she got the ride from hell when she accidentally got into a car she believed was her Uber on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the driver raped her, authorities said.  Qabel Najeeb, 29, of Worcester, who investigators said was behind the wheel of that car, is charged with one count of rape and was being held on a $10,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The 32-year-old woman called Boston police and said she'd ordered a ride home from a Boston nightclub a little before 5 a.m., but the ride was canceled, authorities said. The woman did not realize t…
Camo Hat-Wearing Man Charged With Groping, Harassing Women On Boston Bus Camo Hat-Wearing Man Charged With Groping, Harassing Women On Boston Bus
Camo Hat-Wearing Man Charged With Groping, Harassing Women On Boston Bus Multiple women say they were groped, grabbed, or harassed by a 63-year-old West Roxbury man while riding an MBTA bus. And police were able to tie the alleged assaults together thanks to the accused distinctive fashion choices, authorities said.  Rufus Sanders Jr. is charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 and lewd, wanton, and lascivious conduct stemming from two alleged attacks last month at the Forest Hills Station, the Suffolk County District Attorney said Friday, June 9.  A judge ordered Sanders held on $750 bail, authorities said.  Suffol…
Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Charged With Repeatedly Raping 15-Year-Old: DA Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Charged With Repeatedly Raping 15-Year-Old: DA
Hopkinton Deputy Police Chief Charged With Repeatedly Raping 15-Year-Old: DA A former deputy police chief is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old student multiple times while working as a school resource officer, authorities say.  John “Jay” Porter, a former Hopkinton deputy chief of police, was indicted on three charges of rape of a child on Monday, May 1, according to Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan.  Porter allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old student while working for the Town of Hopkinton school system as a school resource officer between 2004 and 2005.  Deputy Chief Porter marked 30 years of service on Thursday, July 14. His …
Level 3 Sex Offender Accused Of Assaulting MIT Student In Boston's Back Bay Level 3 Sex Offender Accused Of Assaulting MIT Student In Boston's Back Bay
Level 3 Sex Offender Accused Of Assaulting MIT Student In Boston's Back Bay Boston Police arrested a registered sex offender in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a Boston college student in Back Bay that happened this month.  Nahom Getaneh was charged with assault to rape and indecent assault and battery and ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on May 1, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.  Getaneh, age 33, allegedly assaulted an MIT student in the area of Beacon Street and Public Alley 908 on Saturday, April 22, Boston25 reports. Surveillance images from the assault that happened in the area of Beacon S…
Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: Middlesex DA Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: Middlesex DA
Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: Middlesex DA It's been 22 years since a man broke into a 13-year-old girl's Cambridge bedroom in the middle of the night and raped her. But after years of searching, police say they arrested the attacker thanks to new advancements in DNA testing.  Roger W. Reddick Jr., 41, of Cambridge, was charged with three counts of rape of a child with force, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced on Thursday, March 30.   The arrest is the work of the Cold Case Unit, which has targeted clearing a backlog of violent crimes using new technologies and procedures.  “This case is every parent’s nightmare – a…
Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years
Child Porn: Mass Man Who Filmed Himself Preying On 2 Toddlers Gets 20 Years A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who admitted to sexually exploiting multiple children and filming each assault was sentenced to two decades in prison on Thursday, March 16.  Atticus J. Bernard, of Barnstable, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography in November, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He will also spend the rest of his life on supervised release.  Investigators accused Bernard of assaulting two girls younger than 5 years old multiple times from November 2019 until October 2020, the prosec…
Ex-Youth Pastor Admits To Raping Boys In Newbury, Gets 4 Years: DA Ex-Youth Pastor Admits To Raping Boys In Newbury, Gets 4 Years: DA
Ex-Youth Pastor Admits To Raping Boys In Newbury, Gets 4 Years: DA A former youth pastor from New Hampshire who admitted to raping two boys and a young man was sentenced to four years behind bars, authorities said.  Russell Davis, 70, formerly of Newbury, pleaded guilty to rape of a child under 16 — among other felonies on Thursday, Feb. 23, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. As part of his plea, Davis will serve four years in prison, three years on probation, and must register as a sex offender, authorities said.  In all cases, Davis befriended his victims through his position at the United Methodist Church and offered them m…
Indecent Assaults: Ex-Everett School Chief Pleads Guilty To More Charges: DA Indecent Assaults: Ex-Everett School Chief Pleads Guilty To More Charges: DA
Indecent Assaults: Ex-Everett School Chief Pleads Guilty To More Charges: DA The former Everett schools superintendent pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to more charges that he indecently assaulted multiple female staffers during his nearly 30 years leading the school system, authorities said.  Frederick Foresteire, 79, was convicted last week of indecent assault, and a judge sentenced him to 90 days in jail with the remainder of his two-year sentence being suspended, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He also must serve two years of probation for repeatedly groping a 41-year-old staffer's buttocks in 2017 and 2018 at the Everett Public Scho…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old
Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of 13-Year-Old A sexual assault case that has been unfolding for almost two years wrapped up in the maximum sentence for the offender, according to court records.  Hampden County resident Miguel Rivera, age 49, of Holyoke, was arrested in Hartford County by Enfield Police in December 2020, according to court documents.  Rivera pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Dec. 7, and was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday, Feb. 1 for sexual assault in the second degree of a victim under 16 and injury or risk of injury to a minor.  Rivera was arrested after police received a call reporting …
Mass General Worker Charged With Second Sexual Assault In A Week: DA Mass General Worker Charged With Second Sexual Assault In A Week: DA
Mass General Worker Charged With Second Sexual Assault In A Week: DA A medical assistant with a history of accusations that he indecently touched patients had another charge added this week. Damien Knighton, 39, who worked at Massachusetts General Hospital, was arraigned on a second case on Monday, Jan. 23, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Knighton was accused of similar accusations last week and was released on personal recognizance. A judge issued him held on $5,000 bail stemming from the new charge.  Investigators said a former patient of Knighton's at MGH Back Bay Health Center saw the report on Knighton last week and came forward wit…
Man Groped Crewman Aboard Boston-Bound Cruise Ship: Feds Man Groped Crewman Aboard Boston-Bound Cruise Ship: Feds
Man Groped Crewman Aboard Boston-Bound Cruise Ship: Feds A Minnesota man accused of groping a male crewmember of a luxury cruise ship last year was indicted on federal sex charges, authorities said. Daniel Farias, 45, faces a single count of abusive sexual contact during a trip from Reykjavík, Iceland, to Boston in August, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said the crew member was using the midship restroom when Farias exited a stall and began to rub his arms. When the man recoiled and asked Farias to stop, the Minnesotan allegedly grabbed the man's genitals over his clothes and made an explicit comment, officials …
Boston Cold Case Solved, Sexual Predator Arrested On Three Warrants: Police Boston Cold Case Solved, Sexual Predator Arrested On Three Warrants: Police
Boston Cold Case Solved, Sexual Predator Arrested On Three Warrants: Police A Boston man who was wanted for three different warrants was arrested with the help of a program designed to revisit unsolved sexual assault cases, officials say.  Demetrius Wilson, age 57, was arrested around 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9 with the help of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Program, according to the Boston Police Department.  Wilson is charged with: Four counts of rape Two counts of assault and battery,  One count of assault and battery on a disabled person over the age of 60 One count of unarmed robbery The Boston Police Department received $2.5 million in 20…
Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man
Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man A former orthopedic surgeon pleaded not guilty to inviting a 21-year-old man that he knew to his home and sexually assaulting him while he was unconscious, officials said. James DeVellis, age 56, of Wakefield, is accused of inviting the man over to his Lexington home to finish some work in April of 2020, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  The office alleges that DeVeliis sexually assaulted the man when he lost consciousness at some point during his visit. DeVellis was arraigned on charges of rape and indecent assault and battery in Middlesex Superi…
Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns
Natick Police Sgt Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Resigns A Natick Police Sergeant has resigned after pleading guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery in connection with inappropriately touching a 28-year-old female dispatcher this week. Natick accepted the resignation of Sgt. James Quilty on Thursday, Dec. 15, the town said in statement with links to supporting documents detailing an investigation into Quilty's behavior.   Quilty was previously placed on paid administrative leave on July 7, 2020 and eventually suspended without pay on January 5, 2022, Natick's statement said.  Quilt was faci…
Natick Police Sgt Pleads Guilty To Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher Natick Police Sgt Pleads Guilty To Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher
Natick Police Sgt Pleads Guilty To Inappropriately Touching Female Dispatcher A Natick Police Sergeant has pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault and battery in connection with inappropriately touching a 28-year-old female dispatcher, authorities said. Sgt. James Quilty is facing charges stemming from the incident that happened when the woman and Quilty went to a post-work gathering with other members of the department on April 12, 2020. At one point in the evening, Quilty inappropriately touched the woman against her will, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Quilty kept touching the woman despite being asked to stop and her mo…
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Jamaica Plains Rape Trial: DA Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Jamaica Plains Rape Trial: DA
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Jamaica Plains Rape Trial: DA A judge ordered a Lynn man who fled to Virginia for a month following an alleged October home invasion and sexual assault in Jamaica Plain held on a $250,000 bond, authorities said.  Washington Pearson, 55, of Lynn faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion, felony breaking and entering in the daytime, larceny from a building, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, and armed robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If Pearson makes bail, he will be confined to his home with a GPS monitor, the judge also ruled.  A woman called 911 on Oct. 24 after she sai…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI A 76-year-old Florida man faces 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty this week to masturbating on a flight from Newark to Boston earlier this year, federal authorities said.  Donald Edward Robinson of Bonita Springs was accused of exposing himself and masturbating at a 21-year-old woman aboard the April 8 flight, the FBI reported.  The woman recorded a 24-second video on her phone of Robinson fondling himself through his pants shortly after takeoff, authorities said. Later in the hour-long flight, he exposed himself to her and touched her thigh without consent.  The woman…
Anthony Winiarski Found Guilty Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in 2010 Boston: DA Anthony Winiarski Found Guilty Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in 2010 Boston: DA
Anthony Winiarski Found Guilty Of Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in 2010 Boston: DA A Boston jury found a 41-year-old man guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 8, of raping a teenage girl 12 years ago, authorities said.  Anthony Winiarski, of Boston, was convicted of two of three counts of aggravated rape of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The victim — who was 15 at the time of the alleged rape — told the court that she met Winiarski and his 20-year-old girlfriend in Cambridge in June 2010, where they spent the evening drinking. She said he sexually assaulted her after the three of them went to his Brighton home later that night.  Suffolk County…
Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA
Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA A grand jury indicted an 89-year-old former Framingham pastor this week and charged him with raping and sexually assaulting a young boy several years ago, authorities said.  Francis Strahan is charged with one count of rape of a child by force and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The alleged incidents took place between 2004 through 2008 when the purported victim was a student at Saint Bridget’s School, authorities said. The alleged victim said Strahan raped and sexually assaulted him when they we…
Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018 Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018
Lawrence Police Officer Gets 10-12 Years For Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018 A Lawrence Police officer has been sentenced to 10-12 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, authorities said. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was previously found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Vieira met the boy through the social media app GRINDR in the summer of 2018, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. The duo eventually met up at Mt. Vernon Park in Lawrence where they got into Vieira's SUV a…
Video Released Of Sexual Assault Suspect Running Rampant Around Cambridge Video Released Of Sexual Assault Suspect Running Rampant Around Cambridge
Video Released Of Sexual Assault Suspect Running Rampant Around Cambridge Cambridge Police have released new surveillance video of a suspect they say is behind three sexual assaults in the city this year and are asking the public to help identify him. The suspect – described as possibly a Hispanic male standing between 5'3" and 5'8," with a medium build – is believed to be involved in the attacks that happened in three separate months. The first was on Feb. 10 when a 35-year-old Cambridge woman said the suspect approached her from behind near Mason Street and Phillips Place around 9:08 a.m.  The man reportedly put his hand on the woman's buttocks, then reac…
Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape
Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape A 60-year-old Acton man has pleaded guilty for sexually assaulting two children that he knew multiple time at his home, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office reports. Daniel Napier pleaded guilty to five counts of rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child on Thursday, Oct. 26, the office reports.  An investigation was launched after the mother of one of Napier's victims was worried that he was sexually assaulting her two children at his house.   Further investigation determined Napier assaulted the children when they were betw…
Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA
Lawrence Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping 13-Year-Old Boy In 2018: DA A Lawrence Police officer has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old boy he met through a dating app four years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. Officer Carlos Vieira, age 53, was found guilty of two counts aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, the office reports.  “I am thankful to the trial team and everyone who assisted with the investigation,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “This verdict makes clear that no one is above the law and this young man was victimized by someone h…
Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In South Boston: Police Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In South Boston: Police
Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In South Boston: Police Police are asking for the public's help to find a man they say sexually assaulted someone late last month and robbed another person a week later in south Boston.  The sexual assault happened on Sept. 29 just before 3 p.m. on E Street and W. 4th Street, Boston police said. On Oct. 4, he followed a woman out of a convenience store around 8:30 p.m. to 506 E 6th St., where he pulled out a knife, punched her in the face, and then ran away.  Boston police ask anyone with information on who he is to contact Area C-6 detectives at 617-343-4742. Anonymous tips can be left by calling …
Amesbury Man Sentenced To 14 Years In NH Prison After Molesting Boy For Years: Police Amesbury Man Sentenced To 14 Years In NH Prison After Molesting Boy For Years: Police
Amesbury Man Sentenced To 14 Years In NH Prison After Molesting Boy For Years: Police A Massachusetts man charged with molesting a young boy for several years reached a deal with prosecutors in New Hampshire to serve 14 years in prison, authorities said.   Tyler Hartt, 27, pleaded guilty in Rockingham (NH) Superior Court to four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault as part of a plea deal, Exeter (NH) police said.  Prosecutors from two jurisdictions had charged him with one count of felonious sexual assault and ten counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, Sea Coast Online reported.  Investigators arrested Hartt on Oct. 5, 2021, after the parents of a boy told…