Ex-Massachusetts cop charged with sexual assault in Hampton
HAMPTON — A former Massachusetts police officer is facing felony charges alleging he raped a woman in Hampton last year.
Dylan Bryant, 29, of Gardner, Massachusetts, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault in Rockingham County Superior Court. The indictments allege the crime took place in Hampton between May 28 and 30 of 2022 and the woman was “physically helpless to resist.”
Bryant was employed by the city of Gardner at the time of his March indictment and was listed in court documents as “on paid leave, most likely unpaid leave soon.”
The Gardner city human resources office did not immediately return a call Monday to confirm his employment status. However, the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission announced last week Bryant was suspended as a law enforcement officer and listed him as “formerly” of the Gardner Police Department.
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Bryant was contacted by phone Monday for comment but declined to speak. He said he was being represented by Eliana Forciniti, an attorney from the New Hampshire public defender’s office. Forciniti did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The charges were brought forth by the Rockingham County attorney’s office as a direct indictment. Rockingham County Attorney Patricia Conway said that means there is no police affidavit available in the case. She declined to provide further facts in the case, declining to elaborate on how the victim became incapacitated. Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno did not return a call seeking comment.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Ex-Massachusetts cop charged with sexual assault in Hampton NH
