EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — An East Bridgewater man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly sending obscene photos and videos to a student, police said Thursday.
On October 31, an East Bridgewater High School resource officer began investigating obscene messages that were allegedly to a 14-year-old female student through Snapchat.
Police then identified 38-year-old Evanilson Gomes as a suspect. According to police, Gomes and the girl communicated through Snapchat over the course of several days and Gomes allegedly sent several obscene photos and videos to the victim, even after learning her age.
Police obtained an arrest warrant for Gomes on January 15 and took him into custody at his North Bedford Street home Wednesday afternoon without issue. Police also determined Gomes had been driving with a suspended license.
Gomes was arraigned in Brockton District Court Thursday on charges of enticement of a child under the age of 16, distributing obscene matter to a minor and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
He pleaded not guilty — his court-appointed attorney suggesting that his client may not have been the one sending the posts to the juvenile. A judge ordered him held on $10,000 cash bail after hearing from the prosecution.
“He asked the juvenile 14-year-old victim over and over again for her address,” said State Prosecutor John Brainard. “And asked her to have sexual intercourse with him.”
Brainard said the juvenile repeatedly messaged Gomes her age.
“This did not deter him,” Brainard said.
Eventually, Gomes sent lewd images including shots of his genitals, said Brainard.
He’ll be back in court on February 14.
“I think it just speaks to how much as parents we have to educate our kids on how to navigate these things,” said Heather Wood, mother of two East Bridgewater High students. “It’s very concerning. Kids have access to so many things they have to worry about with social media.”
Wood said it’s important to trust kids — but to discuss openly the perils of the social media world.
“When things like this come on the news, it’s important to have discussions together about what happened and what to do if you’re in those kinds of situations,” she said.
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