NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — A Fall River man has been convicted of child rape for sexually assaulting his daughters.
According to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, Daniel Arruda, 46, of Fall River was convicted on July 31 after a jury trial in New Bedford Superior Court.
Arruda was convicted of three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child over the age of 14, and aggravated rape of a child (five-year age difference).
Timeline of Abuse
According to the D.A.’s Office, Arruda sexually assaulted his three daughters in Fall River on various dates between 2013 and 2021, when the children were between the ages of 12 and 16…