DA: No rape charge against Boston cop

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office said today a six-week investigation failed to find enough evidence to charge a male Boston police officer with rape of a female colleague, at least, in Suffolk County:

For the past six weeks, Boston Police detectives and Suffolk County prosecutors conducted a comprehensive investigation of a report by a female Boston Police officer that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a male colleague in August and September of this year, and that one or more of those assaults took place in Boston.

In the course of that investigation, Boston Police detectives have interviewed more than two dozen witnesses and have gathered telephone records, hotel records, text messages, other personal records, and testimony from restraining order hearings in the Dorchester District Court.

After a thorough review of the evidence and the law, Suffolk prosecutors have concluded that the evidence in the case does not support a criminal prosecution. As a result, no criminal charges will be forthcoming in Suffolk County. The Boston Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division continues its administrative review of the matter to determine if there was any violation of police department rules and regulations.

Earlier:
Female Hub officer says colleague raped her.