DA: Former Boston Police officer faces 16 additional child rape charges related to four more victims

BOSTON — Patrick Rose, a former Boston Police officer accused of child rape and sexual assault, was arraigned Tuesday on 16 additional charges alleging he repeatedly sexually assaulted and abused four additional children, bringing the total number of his victims to five, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.

Rose, 66, a former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, was arraigned earlier this month for crimes against one child victim including five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and one count each of aggravated rape of a child, enticement of a minor, open and gross lewdness and dissemination of matter harmful to a minor.

The new charges contained in four complaints include 11 counts of rape of a child (not aggravated) and five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. For three of the new victims, the rapes occurred in the 1990s, and for one of the new victim’s the indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 occurred within the past two years.

“There is nothing more horrible and depraved than sexually abusing a child, and in this case it is made even more unfathomable that the defendant is a former member of law enforcement. He actually swore an oath to protect victims from harm, instead he was preying on and harming our most vulnerable and innocent, young children. This behavior is unconscionable,” Rollins said in a statement.

Assistant District Attorney Audrey Mark asked that Rose’s $250,000 bail be increased to $300,000. Judge Kathleen Coffey increased it by $5,000 per complaint for a total of $270,000.

Additional conditions -- such as Rose stay away from victims, have no unsupervised contact with children under 16, surrender his passport, surrender both his firearms and his firearms license and be affixed with a GPS device within 24 hours of release -- remain in place.

“It can be incredibly challenging to disclose sexual assault, particularly for a child. While it can be difficult for many people to understand, victims of sexual abuse frequently keep the assaults secret or only disclose long after the abuse has ended,” Rollins said. “When an abuser is a person in a position of power, trust or authority, a child is often frightened to report abuse. There is often lots of shame associated with the behavior and children may think that they’ll be blamed or they won’t be believed – often because abusers emotionally manipulate their victims and convince them that other caring adults will think they are lying and won’t come to their aid.”

“But my office and our partners at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County are always here to provide the help that survivors of all ages need to begin healing,” she said.

“The victims of these heinous crimes and their loved ones have suffered immeasurably as a result of this abuse,” Rollins added.

The investigation into Rose is ongoing. Anyone with additional information should contact the Suffolk County State Police Detectives Unit at 617-727-8817.

Rose is due back in court on Sept. 23.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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