CRIME SCENE VIDEO: Eastham man charged with forcibly raping 14-year-old girl…
Above photos: The above images exclude the young victim, but show the reaction of officers right as they learned what had allegedly occurred. HN was there and it was an emotionally charged scene…
Above photo: The above image shows a Barnstable Patrolman kneeling next to and comforting the child’s mother right after her daughter told her about what had happened. The image has been edited to protect the victims…
The following is the actual BPD press statement (HN video of the crime scene and arraignment is at bottom of this page…):
On Wednesday June 24, 2015 at approximately 8PM, Officers from the Barnstable Police Department were called to the area of Pine Ave. Hyannis for a missing 14 year old juvenile female. Upon arriving in the area, patrol officers met with the missing girl’s mother, who had located her daughters bicycle by the side of the road. Shortly thereafter, the missing juvenile came walking down the road and reported that she had been raped. The young girl was transported from the scene to Cape Cod Hospital by Hyannis Rescue.
Detective Meaghan Cunningham and Detective Kevin Connolly followed up the investigation with the young female victim at the hospital. At CCH, detectives were able to discover that the victim and suspect had been communicating online through Facebook and SnapChat for several weeks. The victim, however, reported that this evening was the first time she had met the suspect. The victim was able to positively identify the suspect as Bruce Henrique, a 24 year old male from Eastham, MA. The juvenile victim reported that Henrique had picked her up in his SUV and drove her to the nearby Oak Grove Cemetery in Hyannis, where she was raped. The victim reported that after the sexual assault, Henrique drove her back to the area near her bike and dropped her off.
Upon further investigation, Detective Connolly was able to discover through computer forensics that the victim had informed Henrique on numerous occasions that she was only 14 years old; however, Henrique sent her multiple nude photos of himself in a state of arousal.
On Thursday evening June 25, Eastham Police Department assisted Barnstable Detectives in the arrest of Bruce Henrique near his home. Henrique was brought to the Barnstable Police Department where he admitted to picking up the 14 year old juvenile and driving her to the cemetery on June 24th.
Henrique was charged with the following:
3 Counts of Rape of A Child Under 16; 2 Counts of Indecent A&B on a Person 14 Years or Over;
Enticing a Child Under 16; and Dissemination of Obscene Material to A Minor.
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VIDEO 1 — The following HN video shows Wednesday night’s crime scene right after the child victim reported she had been raped. The mother was there and was clearly in shock and extremely upset. HN edited out all images of the mother and her child…
[Press play… select HD in the settings and enlarge player for best quality.]
VIDEO 2 — The following HN video highlights the suspect’s arraignment… (Audio regarding the details of the alleged forcible rape was edited out…) The suspect is currently being held until the next court appearance…
Additional images from the crime scene:
NOTE: HN knew about and had video of this crime as it unfolded on Wednesday evening. A decision was made not to break the story or publish images until now because I did not want to jeopardize the investigation and give the suspect the opportunity to destroy evidence.
Also, this is serious and sensitive case involving a young child… please be careful and respectful in the comments…
6/25/2015
Robert Bastille,
