Woman found naked on Martha’s Vineyard road says she was raped by school security director at State Police barracks: DA

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Gugliara, S. (2026, October 17). Woman found naked on Martha’s Vineyard road says she was raped by school security director at State Police barracks: DA. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/boston-security-guard-arrested-for-rape-of-woman-in-marthas-vineyard-police-barracks-da/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Sonya Gugliara
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On October 9, a security director at Boston Latin Academy was charged with raping a woman found naked on the side of a road near Massachusetts State Police barracks on Martha’s Vineyard. The alleged victim, who is from Ireland, said she met Brown at a bar where he groped her and bought her drinks before allegedly taking her to the barracks and raping her. She reported no memory of events between leaving the bar and waking up naked in an unfamiliar bed with him on top of her. Prosecutors referenced four previous harassment complaints against Brown from March to August, including two that led to restraining orders. Brown has been placed on administrative leave and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on December 3.
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Story summary

Edward J. Brown, 27, an assistant security director at Boston Public Schools, was arrested on October 9 for allegedly raping a woman he met at The Ritz bar in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard early on August 15. According to Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Courtney Scalice, Brown brought the woman to Massachusetts State Police barracks where he allegedly forced himself upon her, holding her neck while she was "kicking and screaming." The victim fled naked down two flights of stairs and was found by police nearby, crying for help. Before this incident, Brown had faced harassment allegations from ex-girlfriends; one filed a restraining order in August. Brown pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on October 14, with bail set at $10,000 cash, which his family raised.

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“Both articles describe the arrest and allegations against Edward J Brown for raping a woman at the State Police barracks on Martha's Vineyard, involving her being found naked and screaming on a street nearby.”
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Sonya Gugliara
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🔮 “These allegations are absolutely horrific,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said, per Boston 25 News.
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Boston Boston 25 News Boston Latin Academy Massachusetts State Police the Oaks Bluff Police Department

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Brown PERSON · 10× Boston 25 News ORG · 3× Boston GPE · 2× Massachusetts State Police ORG · 2× Boston Latin Academy ORG · 1× CBS ORG · 1× CBS News ORG · 1× Ireland GPE · 1× The Ritz ORG · 1× the Oaks Bluff Police Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

A Boston school security director has been charged with the sickening rape of a woman who was found naked and terrified on the side of a road on Martha’s Vineyard minutes after the alleged attack, officials said.
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🔮 “These allegations are absolutely horrific,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said, per Boston 25 News.

Claims (25 extracted, 7 hedged)

A Boston school security director has been charged with the sickening rape of a woman who was found naked and terrified on the side of a road on Martha’s Vineyard minutes after the alleged attack, officials said. asserted
officials → charge → attack
He was arrested on Oct. 9 at Boston Latin Academy, where he works as an assistant security director, the Oaks Bluff Police Department announced. asserted
Department → arrest → director
Just before 1 a.m. on the day of the alleged attack, police received two calls about a naked woman in distress on the side of the road near the Massachusetts State Police barracks — where the rape allegedly occurred. uncertain
rape → allege → barracks
She was rushed to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, where she explained to police the horrors she had allegedly endured at the hands of Brown. uncertain
she → rush → Brown
She said she was a bar called The Ritz with her friend when Brown approached her, groped her backside and tried buying her a drink, according to the DA’s office and CBS News. uncertain
Brown → say → office
Brown was allegedly staying the night at the Massachusetts State Police barracks with his friend, who is a trooper working on the island, CBS news reported. uncertain
news → stay → island
Police said the woman told them that she remembered nothing that happened at the bar after Brown allegedly approached her, and that the next thing she said she remembered was waking up with him on top of her in an unfamiliar location. uncertain
she → say → location
“She woke up face down and naked in a bed, she tried to get up but the man came back into the room and forced himself on her. asserted
man → wake → her
The man held her down by the neck,” a prosecutor said in court on Tuesday, according to Boston 25 News. uncertain
prosecutor → hold → News
After she managed to escape, she claimed she ran down two flights of stairs to leave the building and ended up on the road. asserted
she → manage → road
People found her a few minutes later. asserted
People → find → her
The alleged victim is from Ireland, where she has since returned, MV Times reported. asserted
Times → allege → Ireland
During the hearing, prosecutors referenced four police reports filed against Brown from March to August, involving two harassment complaints by his ex-girlfriends, Boston 25 News reported. asserted
News → reference → girlfriends
Both women were granted restraining orders, and one of them remains active, prosecutors said. asserted
prosecutors → grant → them
Prosecutors also alleged that Brown had cocaine on him when he was arrested. asserted
he → allege → him
But Brown’s attorney Anthony R. Ellison argued that he’d never before been charged with a crime and said he was an upstanding citizen. asserted
he → argue → crime
Brown has posted $10,000 bond and was released on the conditions that he stays away from the alleged victim and witnesses, and checks in with probation. asserted
he → post → probation
He’s due back in court on Dec. 3 for a pre-trial hearing, according to the DA’s office. uncertain
He → ’ → office
Brown has been placed on an administrative leave from Boston Public Schools and is awaiting a termination hearing. asserted
Brown → place → hearing
He has worked as an assistant security director in the district for the past two years, earning a $117,000 annual salary. asserted
He → work → salary
“These allegations are absolutely horrific,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said, per Boston 25 News. asserted
Wu → say → News
“We need to ensure that every single one of our students and our school communities has high standards with safety and support surround them so obviously we are incredibly disturbed.” asserted
we → need → them
“Mr. Brown has entered a plea of not guilty and professed his innocence. asserted
Brown → enter → innocence
We trust the judicial process and we anticipate presenting our case before the court,” Ellison told The Post. asserted
Ellison → trust → Post
The Massachusetts State Police did not return a request for comment. asserted
Police → return → comment
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