Lawrence man sentenced to 20+ years in prison in death of 13-year-old Amesbury girl

SALEM, Mass. — Carlos Rivera of Lawrence will spend the next 20 years in prison for the death and aggravated rape of a 13-year-old Amesbury girl.

Rivera’s plea of guilty to 19 counts, including involuntary manslaughter, aggravated rape, indecent assault, and human trafficking. was accepted Friday by Judge Thomas Dreschler in Salem Superior Court.

Rivera was indicted in the case back in 2019. His young victim had been dropped off at a Lawrence General Hospital Emergency Department on May 2019, without a pulse.

The DA says the investigation found Rivera provided alcohol, drugs, food, clothing, and gifts to multiple girls in exchange for sexual acts.  The charges Rivera pleaded guilty to had taken place from 2013 to May 2019.

Rivera was sentenced to the maximum-security prison at MCI Cedar Junction.

“Nothing we do can erase the trauma inflicted by this defendant or bring Chloe back to her family,” said Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.  “This defendant engaged in abhorrent behavior and preyed on vulnerable girls and young women solely for his own satisfaction.  I hope his pleading guilty today helps the victims understand that what happened to them is not their fault and that they may begin the long process of healing.”

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