Jury selection is set to begin this week in Boston for Alvin R. Campbell Jr., the older brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who is headed to a Suffolk Superior Court jury on a slate of rape, kidnapping and related charges. Prosecutors say the alleged attacks follow a pattern in which Campbell posed as a rideshare driver or bar employee to target intoxicated women in downtown nightlife districts. The case has drawn statewide attention after investigators said phone videos, cloud data and DNA link him to multiple alleged assaults.
What prosecutors say
According to prosecutors, Campbell is accused of sexually assaulting nine women between 2017 and 2019. Court filings say search warrants for his phone and cloud storage turned up videos and images that allegedly document the attacks. Investigators also say DNA from swabs taken during at least one victim’s exam matched Campbell’s genetic profile. The charges include rape, kidnapping, indecent assault and battery, and recording a nude person without consent. As reported by Boston.com, investigators allege some women woke up hours later in unfamiliar locations with little or no memory of what happened the night before.
Jail incident
Campbell’s legal problems did not stop once he was taken into custody. While being held awaiting trial, he was charged with assault and battery on a correctional facility employee after an incident at the Suffolk County Jail. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced in April 2025 that he had been arraigned on the new charge. Prosecutors say a November altercation left a correction officer with a bloody lip, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Family, recusal and public statements
The case has also pulled Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s family life into the public eye. Her office says she formally recused herself from any involvement in the matter, has had no contact with law enforcement about the investigation or prosecution, and has not spoken with her brother since his arrest. As reported by WBUR, Campbell told reporters she “remains horrified, heartbroken, and devastated by this case” and said she supports survivors.
How the trial is being handled
Jury selection in Suffolk Superior Court comes after Judge Mary K. Ames granted prosecutors’ request to combine Campbell’s three separate dockets into a single trial. Prosecutors argued that the alleged conduct, including posing as a rideshare or bar employee and filming assaults, shows a “distinctive pattern.” Defense attorneys countered that the incidents differ by time and location and should be tried separately. The judge’s decision also folds in additional allegations and pending charges that prosecutors say include separate accusations from Hampshire County. The consolidation means jurors will see evidence from across the combined dockets, as reported by Boston.com.
Legal stakes and next steps
Previous reporting has noted Campbell’s lengthy criminal record, and prosecutors have warned that the current charges carry severe penalties. Defense lawyers are already challenging the searches of phones and cloud accounts that produced the alleged videos and images. Those pretrial battles over what evidence is admissible could play a major role in shaping what jurors ultimately hear, and attorneys on both sides are expected to press those issues early. The scope of the allegations and the reliance on digital evidence have turned the case into a touchpoint in debates over how investigators use electronic files in serial sex assault prosecutions, as noted by The Boston Globe.
