A Fall River man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting his three daughters during visitations with them while they were children, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
On July 31, a New Bedford Superior Court jury found 46-year-old Daniel “Danny” Arruda guilty on three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child over 14 and one count of aggravated rape of a child, the district attorney’s office said in a press release.
Arruda sexually assaulted his three daughters in Fall River on various dates between 2013 and 2021 when the girls were between the ages of 12 and 16, the district attorney’s office said. He committed the sexual assaults and rape during child visitations, as his daughters did not live with him after he and their mother divorced.
In May 2021, the youngest victim disclosed the abuse she had endured, the district attorney’s office said. This ultimately led authorities to charge Arruda with abuse against all three victims.
“This repulsive behavior was a betrayal of trust against his own flesh and blood,” Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn said in the release.
Arruda’s sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 5, the district attorney’s office said.
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