A director of security charged with raping a woman he met at a Martha's Vineyard bar has already faced troubling allegations from ex-girlfriends, it has emerged.
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Boston Public Schools assistant director of security Edward J Brown, 27, was arrested last Friday after allegedly raping a woman that he brought back from a bar to the State Police barracks on the glamorous Massachusetts island on August 15.
Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Courtney Scalice claimed Brown forced himself on the woman once they got to the barracks, held her by the neck and raped her while she was 'kicking and screaming', according to the Boston Globe.
The woman 'ran for her life as fast as she could' and fled down two flights of stairs, Scalice told the Edgartown District Court during Brown's arraignment on Tuesday.
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She was found naked on the side of the road and screaming for help.
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Brown pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, where his bail was set at $10,000 cash.
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Brown's attorney, Anthony R. Ellison said Brown's family had raised the money.
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He was released on the same day as his arraignment.
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Before the alleged rape, Brown had been accused by two ex-girlfriends of harassment, claiming that he would not stop calling them even after blocking his number, according to the outlet.
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The women obtained restraining orders in Dorchester Municipal Court against Brown, saying that they feared for their safety.
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He was also ordered to give up his guns as a result of the civil proceedings.
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Edward J. Brown, 27, was arrested last Friday after allegedly raping a woman that he brought back from a bar on Martha's Vineyard on August
Prosecutors said the victim told police investigators that she was at Ritz Cafe (pictured) in Oak Bluffs, a dive bar, when a man bought her a drink.
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She only remembers waking up afterwards
Scalice said the victim told police investigators that she was at a dive bar called the Ritz Cafe in Oak Bluffs when a man with a white cap patted her on the butt and bought her a drink.
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She only remembered waking up naked and facedown in a bed she did not know afterwards, prosecutors said.
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The woman allegedly fled after she asked Brown for water to get him to leave the room.
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Brown's lawyer, Ellison, said what happened was a 'private matter,' according to the outlet.
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He added that the woman, who was currently in Ireland, had not indicated a desire to pursue criminal charges.
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When the alleged rape on Martha's Vineyard happened, Brown was visiting a trooper friend, Ryan Costello.
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Costello told investigators that he found Brown to be unusually quiet around 1.30am on August 15.
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Brown allegedly told him inconsistent stories about what happened with the woman at the bar.
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Costello said in a police interview that Brown initially denied that the woman came to the barracks with him.
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After that, he allegedly said that the woman did return with him, but only briefly.
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Finally, prosecutors claimed Costello said Brown told him that he left the woman in the Uber because she was too drunk.
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Prosecutors alleged Brown raped the woman at the State Police barracks (pictured) while she was 'kicking and screaming'
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Brown, who works as a Boston Public Schools assistant director of security, recently had two ex-girlfriends obtain restraining orders against him
The first restraining order against Brown was filed in May, with the woman claiming she began casually dating Brown after they met late last year.
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She became worried that Brown 'showed signs of having a problem with alcohol and would become confrontational when he would consume it,' per an affidavit cited by the Globe.
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Brown allegedly became aggressive after drinking at a bar in South Boston, according to the woman.
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He allegedly held on to her arm when she attempted to walk away and tried to 'physically move [her] body in a forceful way,' per the reported legal documents.
One day later, the woman found a Facebook post and comments suggesting that Brown 'displayed aggressive and stalker like behavior to other women in the past.'
She told Brown she wanted to stop talking and blocked his number, but he allegedly continued going to the same places she did.
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That allegedly included driving by her gym, according to the reported affidavit.
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On June 2, the woman testified that Brown would call her 'over and over and over again in the middle of the night,' which she called a 'scare tactic.'
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Brown's lawyer argued that the run-ins were only coincidental because the two socialized in similar circles.
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The order eventually expired after the judge said he was confident Brown was 'aware of the consequences that could befall him if further incidents occur.'
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The ex-girlfriends said that Brown had harassed them even after they were no longer in a relationship with him
The second restraining order was filed on August 3 by a separate ex-girlfriend, who said she and Brown broke up about three years prior.
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She claimed Brown was using a 'no-caller ID phone number' to call her 'excessively.'
'Usually like every weekend when he's drinking,' she said, per the reported filing.
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The woman also told the court during a hearing that she was scared because she knew Brown had a 'firearm.'
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She told the court Brown had strangled her once before, on top of being physically and verbally abusive while they were dating.
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Dan O'Connell, who represented Brown in that case, argued that the calls were not threatening.
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He added that Brown did not plan to keep reaching out to his ex-girlfriend 'in the near or distant future.'
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Brown is scheduled to return to court on December 3 for a pretrial hearing.
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The Daily Mail has reached out to Brown's lawyer, Ellison, for comment.
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