Crime & Safety
Man Charged with Rape of Child Left in Mother's Care
Robert Guevara, 18, of Malden, was arraigned in Malden District Court on two alleged counts of aggravated rape.
A Malden man has been charged with two counts of aggravated rape after allegedly abusing a child under his mother's care, the Middlesex District Attorney announced.
Robert Guevara, 18, was arrested by Malden Police and arraigned in Malden district court Thursday.
He was held on $100,000 cash bail with the conditions he have no contact with the victim or witnesses, stay away from children under 16, wear a GPS bracelet and surrender his passport.
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Guevara allegedly "repeatedly" sexually assaulted the child from 2011 to 2012, a statement from the Middlesex District Attorney's office read.
“These are troubling allegations against a man who we allege took advantage of, and sexually assaulted a young vulnerable victim.” District Attorney Leone said.
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“Compounding the troubling nature of the allegations, is the fact that the defendant gained access to the child while the child was in the care of the defendant’s mother.”
Guevera will be in court again on Jan. 28 for a probable cause hearing.
Anyone with information about this or related matters is urged to contact the Middlesex District Attorneys Office’s Child Abuse Unit at 781-897-8400.
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