Another incestuous pedophile. He molested and video taped a female relative:
I can't imagine what his estranged wife went through when she realized what he had done. When these sexual offenders abuse children they affect a whole family system. The girl who he molested has had to live with this for years. It's possible that if his estranged wife didn't find this video he would have gotten away with this. Apparently the girl didn't come forward when the molestation was happening. Most likely because he threatened her or because she was ashamed by what he did. He is another first time sexual offender who was arrested that more then likely has been abusing children for years. The system is backwards and needs to be changed. We need a system that is preventive not reactionary after the fact. He apparently held jobs of authority which more than likely gave him the belief that he would get away with this. I am glad he got caught, I hope his family is getting good support. Most of all I hope that the girl he molested (who is now a grown woman) gets help for what she has survived. RosieAccording to court documents, Branco would allegedly stick his hands in her pants and would wrestle and "roughhouse" with her.
Photo by Curt Brown Christopher
Branco, 43, of Westport is charged with possession of child pornography
for allegedly video recording the girl in 2000. He was arraigned in
district court in Fall River.
FALL RIVER — A campus police officer at Bristol
Community College's Fall River campus was arraigned Monday on charges he
secretly video recorded a female relative using the bathroom at his
Westport home.
Christopher Branco, 43, is charged with possession of child pornography for allegedly video recording the female in April 2000.
The offense is a felony, according to Westport
Detective Jeffrey Majewski, and the maximum penalty is a five-year state
prison sentence.
According to court
documents, Branco and his wife are estranged and she found the
8-millimeter cassette tape in a household safe and gave it to police.
There were also naked photos and many pairs of women's underwear in the
safe.
"She
did the right thing by turning over the evidence to police," he said.
"It is a sensitive issue, but he needs to be held accountable for it."
Police said Branco's wife has obtained a restraining order against him.
Majewski
said Branco has formerly worked as a police officer in Rhode Island in
Little Compton and Newport, and as a security officer at St. Anne's
Hospital, Fall River.
Prosecutor Kristen
Spooner said the victim, who was 15 at the time of the incident, made
the accusation against Branco when she met with Westport police on March
7.
According to court documents, Branco would allegedly stick his hands in her pants and would wrestle and "roughhouse" with her.
Spooner
said Branco is seen and heard on the videotape, setting up the video
equipment in the bathroom of his home. She said Branco's wife identified
his voice and also identified a T-shirt he was wearing on the
videotape.
According to court documents,
Branco is seen on the video, adjusting the recorder numerous times
before he exits the bathroom and the victim enters and uses the
bathroom.
About two minutes after the victim
leaves the bathroom, Branco enters and retrieves the recorder from the
closet shelf, according to court documents.
Spooner
asked the court to impose $5,000 cash bail, which was opposed by
defense attorney Joseph Silvia, who said his client has no criminal
record, is well-known in the community and is at no risk to flee
prosecution.
A not guilty plea was entered in
Branco's behalf and he was released on personal recognizance by Judge
Thomas S. Barrett. Branco was issued a warning that if he is arrested
again while this case is pending, he could be held for up to 60 days.
Branco was also told to have no contact with the victim in the case and to report weekly to the court's probation department.
The case was continued for a pre-trial hearing on May 11 in Fall River District Court.
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