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Alvin Campbell Jr. Trial Enters Day 2 With Testimony on Alleged Rideshare Assaults

Phone videos with DNA evidence could shape the weeks-long case now before a Boston jury.

Overview

  • Testimony continued Tuesday as a woman described mistaking an SUV for her Uber after a Boston holiday party in 2019, then waking up in Rhode Island next to a man she did not know.
  • During cross-examination Tuesday, the defense pressed her about a text saying she thought she had “hooked up” with her driver, and she replied that she was in shock and later reported a rape.
  • Following Monday’s opening statements, prosecutors said he targeted intoxicated bar patrons by posing as a rideshare driver to find women who could not consent.
  • The defense maintains the encounters were consensual and plans to show videos from his phone, which prosecutors say depict assaults that helped identify multiple victims.
  • He has pleaded not guilty to rape, kidnapping, and indecent assault, has been held without bail since 2020, and could face life in prison if convicted because of his prior record.