A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped during the recent Keith Urban concert held at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mass.
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an 18-year-old man during the concert, according to CBS Boston. According to the tabloid, the sexual assault on the lawn of the outdoor amphitheater happened while other concertgoers watched, some of whom shot videos with their cellphones. It's been reported that some of those videos have been obtained by investigators as evidence.
The accused man, Sean Murphy of Boston, pleaded innocent to the rape in a court, claiming the encounter was consensual. Murphy, who has no prior arrest record, was set a $10,000 cash bail. His parents are expected to come forward with the amount.
According to police, the defendant and the girl did not know each other prior to the concert and were both drinking at the time of the encounter, which began with the two kissing near a concession stand before moving to the lawn. The incident was eventually stopped by a woman who asked the girl if she had consented. When the girl said no, the woman allegedly pulled the suspect off the girl.
This sexual assault happened at the same show where 22 people were sent to the hospital due to "alcohol-related issues." EMS attended to a total of 46 people suffering from alcohol-related illnesses, with 22 being sent to the hospital. Police also reportedly took more than 50 people into custody and made several alcohol-related arrests.
"In total, Fire and EMS attended to 46 medicals resulting in 22 transports mostly alcohol-related," Mansfield Police Chief Ron Sellon and Fire Chief Neil Boldrighini said in a statement, according to Reuters.
"The large number of medicals in a shortened time of approximately three hours caused the activation of a phase one EMS plan utilizing ambulances from five mutual aid communities. Police dealt with a steady stream of intoxicated persons as well, resulting in over 50 people being taken into protective custody and a number of others arrested for alcohol-related issues," the statement continued.
Murphy is due back in court on September 25.
