A school crossing guard employed by the Boston Police Department has been arrested on child rape charges, according to the agency.
David Spiers, a Boston police school traffic supervisor, was arrested by Boston police detectives Tuesday, a news release from the agency said. Spiers was charged with indecent assault and battery on a person under 14 and three counts of rape of a child, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's Office.
During his arraignment Wednesday, a judge ordered a $2,000 bail and also ordered that he have no unsupervised contact with children, according to the DA's office. The charges involved two children over a number of years, according to prosecutors.
The Boston Police Crimes Against Children Unit is investigating this incident.
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"We are disturbed by these alleged allegations against a department employee," Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said in a written statement. "The Boston Police Department remains committed to transparency and holds all of its employees accountable. The department is treating this investigation with the gravity it deserves."
Spiers worked in the C-11 district, which is located in Dorchester.
Spiers has been placed on administrative leave. The Boston Police Bureau of Professional Standards has opened an investigation into this incident, the news release said. In BPD's initial release about Spiers, the department said he faced two counts of rape of a child.
