Man Accused Of Sexual Assault On Steamship Authority Ferry

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA — A man is in custody after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman on the Steamship Authority ferry from Martha's Vineyard to Woods Hole Monday afternoon, said Massachusetts State Police in a news release.

State and Falmouth Police responded to the Steamship Authority in Falmouth just after 5 p.m. for the reported sexual assault and identified the suspect as Bruno Sanches DeJesus, 20, of Dorchester.

Investigators say DeJesus left the dock as a passenger in a commercial box truck. A description of the truck was broadcast and a trooper later located and stopped the vehicle on Route 28 north in Falmouth.

DeJesus is charged with two counts of rape, said police. He was held at the Bourne Barracks on $250,000 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Falmouth District Court.