Thursday, February 17, 2011

Man held on $50K in child rape

By George Barnes TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

LEOMINSTER — A 43-year-old city man is being held in lieu of
$50,000 cash bail after his arrest Tuesday on a charge of rape of a
child with force.

Timothy J. Connolly, spokesman for District Attorney Joseph Early,
said Adam Ramos of 50 Blossom St. was arraigned yesterday morning

in Leominster District Court before Martha A. Brennan. He is charged
with raping a 3-year-old child. He is scheduled to return to court Feb.
24 for a pretrial hearing. Judge Brennan set high bail because of the
serious nature of the charge and Mr. Ramos' criminal record.

Court documents indicate Mr. Ramos was arrested after the alleged
victim's 15-year-old sister raised concerns to a Leominster High
School psychologist that her younger half-sister was talking strangely
and playing with dolls in a disturbing fashion that was sexual in
nature. The student also told the psychologist that she heard an audio
recording from her mother's cell phone of the victim talking about Mr.
Ramos and what appeared to be inappropriate "games" he was
playing with the child.

The report said there may have been a rape in November and more
recently within the last 11 days.

A week ago, the report said, the child's mother noticed what appeared
to be evidence of sexual assault after the child told her she was
feeling pain. She confronted Mr. Ramos, who was her live-in
boyfriend, about her daughter's allegations. It was after the older
daughter raised concerns with the school psychologist that action was
taken.

A child endangerment complaint was made by the school psychologist
and it was investigated by the Leominster office of the state
Department of Family Services, which informed police of the child's
allegation.

At the same time, the child's mother made an appointment with the
child's pediatrician, who found on the child what appeared to be
evidence of forcible rape.

Based on the information from the pediatrician, the child's mother and
statements by the child's sister, Mr. Ramos was then arrested.