Man charged with child rape and other charges, some in Middleboro

A Hanson man is under arrest, charged with numerous human trafficking and child rape violations in Middleboro and two other towns.

The alleged perpetrator is Richard Kielczweski, 41, of Hanson, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz and Hanson Police Chief Michael Casey have announced. 

Hanson Police Department on Friday, April 24 became involved in an active investigation for numerous sexual assaults and the creation of child sexual abuse material of a 15-year-old male victim, which occurred in Hanson, Halifax, and Middleboro, the district attorney’s office said.

As a result of the investigation, Hanson Police sought and obtained an arrest warrant for Kielczweski. He was taken into custody by Hanson Police and Middleboro Police late Friday, April 24. 

Kielczweski is charged in Middleboro with one count of witness intimidation and enticing a child under 16.

 In Hanson, Kielczweski is charged with three counts of pay for sexual conduct with a child under 18, two counts of rape of a child aggravated by 10-year age difference and one count each of rape of a child with force, pose/exhibit a child in a sexual act, and trafficking persons under 18 for sexual servitude.

In Halifax, Kielczweski is charged with two counts each of rape of a child aggravated by 10-year age difference and pay for sexual conduct with a child under 18, and one count of trafficking persons under 18 for sexual servitude. 

Kielczweski is currently held on $250,000 bail, and will be arraigned on the charges on Monday, April 27 in Plymouth District Court. 

The investigation is ongoing by Massachusetts State Police, Hanson Police, Middleboro Police, and Halifax Police.