"A Brockton man originally from Cape Verde was sentenced to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl in 2020, prosecutors said. Erickson Barbosa, 32, was also sentenced to five years of probation after his release from prison, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's office. Barbosa pleaded guilty Oct. 24 and was sentenced Oct. 27 in Fall River Superior Court."
"On or about April 4, 2020, Barbosa picked up the victim at about 4 a.m. a few houses down from her residence, and the two drove around together and smoked marijuana. Though the victim told Barbosa she was 16 years old, he questioned this claim and pointed out that her older sister was 16, according to prosecutors. Barbosa raped the victim while they were in his vehicle, and he then dropped her off close to her home."
"Prosecutors recovered screenshots of conversations depicting the victim's statements that she did not consent to sex with Barbosa and that "there was a physical struggle." They also secured calls that Barbosa placed from jail where he admitted to having sex with the victim, according to the DA's office. Barbosa fled to Florida in October 2024 while the case was pending but was taken into custody a short time later by the U.S. Marshals, prosecutors said."
Erickson Barbosa, 32, pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl in 2020 and received a seven-year state prison sentence plus five years of probation. Barbosa first contacted the victim in February 2020 in a Taunton park and communicated with her via Snapchat. On April 4 and April 20, 2020, he picked her up in the early morning, provided marijuana, and raped her in his vehicle on two occasions. Investigators recovered screenshots in which the victim said she did not consent and described a physical struggle. Barbosa made admissions in jail calls and fled to Florida in October 2024 before U.S. Marshals captured him.
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