A Massachusetts police officer has been accused of raping a 13-year-old boy in a park during a Grindr-related encounter.
Officer Carlos Vieira, 49, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was in court Tuesday to plead not guilty to two counts of statutory aggravated rape of a child and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 after allegedly meeting the eighth grader through the dating app last summer.
Assistant Essex District Attorney Kim Faitella said that the 13-year-old boy, who is not being named, claimed he rode his bike to Mount Vernon Park to met Vieira — a father and Marine Corps veteran — at 10pm one summer night.
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Twenty-year police veteran Carlos Vieira, 49, pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped a 13-year-old boy he met through the Grindr dating app over the summer
Court documents stated that the alleged rape occurred in the back of Vieira's black SUV and that after the incident, the boy attempted to access Vieira's Grindr profile, but that he could not longer view it, according to the Boston Herald.
Faitella told the judge that at the time of the alleged rape, the boy 'did not know that the person was a police officer'.
It wasn't until September 13, 2018, that the boy realized the his alleged attacker was a cop, after seeing and recognizing Vieira who was directing traffic at an intersection, while in a car with his aunt.
The boy said he 'became nervous and was shocked that he was a police officer', Faitella said, adding that the boy then ducked out of sight and pretended to tie his shoe.
The boy didn't tell his mother about the alleged rape until January. When she finally learned about what happened, she consulted a lawyer who then reported the alleged rape to the DA instead of police, according to CBS Boston.
During the month-long investigation, the boy was said to have '100 per cent' identified Vieira from an array of photos.
Faitella said that 'some items were recovered' from Vieira's home after search warrants were executed on Monday and his vehicle was seized for processing.
Vieira's lawyer that said that police arrested the wrong man and that there is no forensic evidence against Vieira. Vieira is a decorated, 20-year police veteran and a former Marine
The 13-year-old said that he had ridden his bike to meet Vieira at Massachusetts' Mount Vernon Park at 10pm one summer night and that he was then raped there
The boy said that he did not know Vieira was a police officer until he saw him directing traffic at this intersection later in the year. His mother was unaware of the alleged rape until January
Vieira is said to have a black 2010 Chevrolet Suburban registered under his name.
The judge ordered that Vieira remain in custody while awaiting a dangerousness hearing scheduled for March 1. He is being held without bail.
During a taped interview on Monday, Vieira was said to have admitted to having used Grindr in the past, as well as to having been on duty on the day that the supposed victim claimed to have recognized him directing traffic.
Vieira's lawyer, Gil Nason, said the wrong man was arrested for the alleged rape.
Vieira, who has a daughter, has been 'a police officer for 20 years, has had numerous commendations, including valor, where he saved people.
He’s also been named Cop of the Year at least twice,' Nason said after the arrangement, according to the Boston Herald.
Nason said that to his knowledge there was no DNA or forensics evidence in the case and that it's 'just and I.D. of somebody saying something,' noting that 'identification is going to play a major role' as the investigation continues.
He also said that 'This will play out' and called it 'an accusation.'
Meanwhile, Nason said that he is concerned about Vieira's safety while he's being held, as 'Probably half the people in Middleton (Jail) he may have put there.'
Vieira has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the investigation, but, if the accusations are 'determined to be true, 'we will act quickly to remove the officer involved,' Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera said in a statement obtained by NBC 10.
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Main photo article A Massachusetts police officer has been accused of raping a 13-year-old boy in a park during a Grindr-related encounter.
Officer Carlos Vieira, 49, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was in court Tuesday to plead not guilty to two counts of statutory aggravated rape of a child and two counts of ...
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