BOSTON — A man previously charged with kidnapping a woman and raping her while posing as a ride-share driver has now been charged with seven “chillingly similar” crimes, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Alvin Campbell Jr., 39, was arraigned on kidnapping and rape charges in January and has now been connected to seven more assaults between 2017 and 2019, the DA says.
Campbell allegedly picked up a woman who was waiting for an Uber outside The Harp nightclub on Causeway Street in Boston on Dec. 7, 2019, after a holiday party, according to court documents. Her Uber ride was canceled at the last minute, but Campbell allegedly posing as a ride-share driver, pulled up, identified her by name and convinced her to get inside the car, prosecutors said.
Campbell now faces criminal complaints in three Boston Municipal courts – Central, Roxbury and South Boston – for multiple charges of rape, kidnapping and recording a nude person without consent.
He has not yet been arraigned on the additional charges.
“The attacks on these women are the acts of a predator. Women are entitled to go out and enjoy themselves without the fear of being preyed upon, kidnapped or raped,‘' said District Attorney Rachael Rollins. “With one exception, these women did not know each other. They shared in common only that each were out enjoying nightlife in Boston when Campbell found and violated them. Now, they are linked by those horrific assaults. But these eight women are also linked due to the incredible bravery and courage they each displayed coming forward to hold their rapist accountable.”
Investigators say Campbell targeted intoxicated women at or near bars or similar venues, and in each case, the women believed they were with a ride share driver they had called.
Campbell is the brother of Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell. She said in a statement she is praying for the victims and hopes justice will be served.
The DA says Campbell has not worked for Uber since 2016 but was covered in Uber stickers and logos. Police say most of the assaults took place in his car and he took video of five of the unconscious victims.
“The BPD sexual assault unit did extraordinary work in these extraordinary times to hold an individual accountable for horrendous and predatory behavior,‘' said DA Rollins. “As I have said before, the current crisis may have changed our modes of interaction, but it has not changed our mission. As we continue to navigate this crisis, I and my Office will always uphold our commitment to serve survivors of sexual assault with support, referrals for needed services, and vigorous prosecutions to hold perpetrators accountable. We are here for you. We will continue to fight for you, and we will be standing right beside you.”
Investigators say the most recent victim says she doesn’t remember anything between leaving the bar and waking up in Campbell’s Rhode Island home.
The charges against Campbell are separate from similar crimes attributed by the DA’s office to Imer Soto, a Dorchester man accused of kidnapping and raping a woman who had ordered a ride share; Victor Pena, who is accused of kidnapping and raping an intoxicated woman near Hennessey’s is now charged with holding her captive in his Charlestown apartment; Ranjan Thapa, Michael Squadrito and Dauduh Mayanja, all Uber drivers accused of raping female customers in Boston between 2018 and 2019; and Louis D. Coleman III, who faces federal charges of kidnapping and murdering Jassy Correia, who left the Venu nightclub in the Theater District after closing time on February 24, 2019. Coleman allegedly convinced Correia to get into his car. Her body was found in the trunk of the vehicle four days later in Delaware.
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