A Massachusetts jury has convicted Alvin Campbell on 21 sex crime counts after prosecutors said he posed as a rideshare driver to target women outside bars and other locations in the Boston area.
The charges involved assaults committed between 2017 and 2019. Jurors found the 45-year-old guilty on 21 of 22 counts but could not agree on one separate rape charge, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors accused Campbell of falsely presenting himself as a rideshare driver to approach women who believed they were entering a legitimate ride outside bars and other locations. The alleged impersonation was presented as a repeated method of gaining access to the women before the assaults.
Several women testified during the trial about their encounters with Campbell. Their testimony covered incidents over a period of about two years and formed a central part of the prosecution’s case.
No rideshare company was identified as Campbell’s employer or accused of taking part in the assaults.
Aggravated rape carries the possibility of life in prison under Massachusetts law, making it the most serious conviction returned against Campbell. The charge applies when rape involves an added circumstance, including serious bodily injury, more than one attacker, or another serious crime committed during the assault. A standard rape conviction under the same law generally carries a maximum sentence of 20 years for a first offense.
Campbell is the older brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who was not involved in the Suffolk County prosecution.
The district attorney’s office has not yet announced if it will take further action on the remaining rape charge that the jury did not resolve.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 29.
Male ride-share drivers have filed class-action lawsuits against Uber and Lyft in California, alleging that the companies’ new ride-matching features, which allow riders to request female drivers, unlawfully discriminate based on gender. According to the complaints filed in California state court, the plaintiffs argue that the programs limit their income... Read More »
Last Friday, accused killer Michael Gargiulo, who was dubbed the “Hollywood Ripper,” was sentenced to death for brutally killing Ashley Ellerin, 22, in 2001, and Maria Bruno, 32, in 2005. Gargiulo was thrown into the national spotlight after one of the victims, Ellerin, was found dead just before she was... Read More »
Federal prosecutors have filed an updated indictment against Sean Combs, bringing new charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The revised indictment, filed on Thursday, expands the charges against the music mogul, who already faced allegations related to managing an extensive criminal operation that prosecutors say involved... Read More »
The family of a pedestrian who was struck and killed while walking in her town of Amherst, Massachusetts, is suing the driver of the school van that struck and killed her along with the town of Amherst. The town served as the driver's employer at the time of the incident. ... Read More »
Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Brian Kolodziej is facing felony misconduct charges after an investigation into his inappropriate relationship with the victim of a rape case he was assigned to in 2018. In September 2019, Kolodziej resigned from his position during the middle of a child sexual abuse case in... Read More »
