A former Dartmouth police officer has been convicted of child rape, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III.

Shawn Souza was found guilty following a three-day jury trial Wednesday of two counts of aggravated rape of a child, rape of a child by force and indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14.

Souza was arrested back in April 2019 following a lengthy investigation conducted by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit. The specifics of that investigation are being withheld to protect the victims’ identities.

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