State police add accused child rapist to most wanted list

A 75-year-old man who allegedly rapped a young girl several times and fled before his trial is now on the Massachusetts State Police’s most wanted list.

Fall River Police arrested John Munroein Septmeber on charges that included rape of a child by force, aggravated rape, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, enticement of a child under 16, exhibiting a child in a nude or lascivious pose, and possession of child porn.

Munroe allegedly assaulted the female child, who is under age 10, on numerous occasions during this past summer. He is also accused of taking pornographic photographs of the girl.

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The courts ruled that he wear a GPS device pending his trial, but Munroe is said to have removed the device on Oct. 23. Police say he fled, ditching his car in Hull, and is on the loose.

Munroe, is a white man standing approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing approximately 250 pounds, and has gray hair, blue eyes and a light complexion. He has sported a mustache and glasses in the past. He has a tattoo on his right forearm depicting a dog’s head with a collar; the dog is green and is growling.