Press Release  Rowley Man Pleads Guilty to Child Rape and Pornography

Rowley, Massachusetts — A Rowley man was sentenced to 15 to 18 years in state prison after admitting to repeatedly raping and drugging a child and posting videos of the rapes on social media.

Darryl R. Moore (11/3/1980) pleaded guilty during a hearing on Monday in Salem Superior Court to 10 counts of child rape with force, 12 counts of indecent assault & battery on a child, 8 counts of posing a child in a state of nudity, 2 counts of possession of child pornography and 1 count of dissemination of child pornography.  Judge David Deakin adopted the agreed upon sentence of 15 to 18 years in state prison followed by 5 years of supervised probation, during which Moore is ordered to stay away from and have no contact with the victim and her family, undergo sex offender treatment, register as a sex offender, and allow probation to randomly search all electronic devices.  In sentencing, the Judge commented on the remarkable strength and bravery shown by the child and her mother.

“I am grateful to the prosecution team, the Rowley Police, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and all of the other law enforcement officers who worked tirelessly and with professionalism to investigate this crime, secure the evidence and ultimately hold this defendant accountable for his unspeakable acts,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.  “I’m also pleased that this case could be appropriately resolved, thus sparing the child and her family the trauma of a trial.  My hope is that the victim and her family can put this part of their trauma behind them and continue to heal.”

Moore was arrested 2 years ago after Rowley Police were notified by the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that child pornography was being distributed over the internet from a computer in Rowley.  Investigators identified the child in the video and determined that she had been drugged.

In her sentencing statement, Essex Assistant District Attorney Kate MacDougall said, “the sad reality is that law enforcement receives dozens of similar tips a month regarding suspicious activity on the internet.  In this case, the tenacity of Rowley Detective Robert Adams and Danvers Lieutenant Robert Sullivan, who performed the forensics, quite literally rescued this child from her abuser and prevented him from abusing other children.”

ADA MacDougall was assisted by Essex Victim Advocate Michelle DeFeo.

Moore was represented by Attorney Nicole Bluefort.

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