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Sexual Assault Reported at Massachusetts State Police Barracks on Martha's Vineyard
State police opened an Internal Affairs probe as Oak Bluffs police executed search warrants and investigated the reported assault independently.
- On Thursday, Oak Bluffs Police confirmed they are independently investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred at the Massachusetts State Police barracks on Martha's Vineyard in late August.
- State Police officials stated the two individuals involved are not affiliated with the agency, noting the alleged assailant was visiting a trooper assigned to the island for the summer.
- Oak Bluffs Police Chief Jonathan Searle confirmed his department is conducting the investigation independently from the MSP, having executed court-authorized search warrants at the barracks and elsewhere.
- While the MSP has opened an internal affairs investigation, a spokesperson emphasized the agency is "fully cooperating" with the local department's ongoing efforts to pursue justice.
- Located about 7 miles off Cape Cod, the Oak Bluffs barracks serves the entire island of Martha's Vineyard, a town in Dukes County with about 5,500 residents.
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