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Man faces trial for attempting to sexually abuse a five-year-old girl

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A Massachusetts man accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old at a Cape Cod park was in court Thursday morning. Ryan Evans, 27, of South Yarmouth, was in court in Barnstable Thursday to face charges of forcible rape of a child, child abduction and indecent abuse of a child under 14. He was sentenced to 20 days of observation at Bridgewater State Hospital. Police said they were called to Peter Homer Park shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report that a man was attempting to sexually assault a young boy during a soccer game on the nearby fields. According to police, the man, later identified by police as Evans, lured the boy behind the park’s restrooms. Yarmouth police said the boy’s screams scared away the man, who authorities said fled the area. Police said an extensive search was launched throughout the neighborhood for the man, who investigators said rode away on an e-bike. Parks, businesses and the nearby bike path were searched. Police said Evans’ vehicle was stopped around 7 p.m. Wednesday and he was arrested. Evans had previously been arrested by Yarmouth police in July 2021 on charges of unarmed burglary and assault, assault, child abuse, property damage and theft under $1,200. He is awaiting trial in that case. “We live in the neighborhood where the first crime occurred,” said Whitney Henry, who stood outside Barnstable Court with a sign directed at Evans that said, in part, “Protect victims, not perpetrators. Barnstable has let him go before.” Henry said she was there to warn others about how the system works. “We’re not letting people get away with it anymore. Who’s going to protect our children? We have no choice but to go to the police, they arrest him and release him. And almost three years to the day, he’s doing it again,” Henry said. “I don’t blame (Yarmouth police), it’s the justice system. It really seems flawed to me because this man is reoffending – three years and three days later.” The details of both cases are protected by the Shield Law, but available court records show Evans was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device after his 2021 arrest. He was initially held without bail before being released to house arrest at his parents’ home with orders to have no contact with children. His curfew was initially 5 p.m., but was relaxed to 8 p.m. in April. The Cape Cod Times interviewed Evans’ mother after that incident. Beverly Evans told the Times that her son was diagnosed with an intellectual disability as a teenager.

A Massachusetts man accused of attempting to sexually assault a 5-year-old girl in a Cape Cod park appeared in court Thursday morning.

Ryan Evans, 27, of South Yarmouth, appeared in Barnstable court on Thursday to face charges of assault on a child, child abduction and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. He was sentenced to 20 days of observation at Bridgewater State Hospital.

Police said they were called to Peter Homer Park just before 8pm on Tuesday after receiving a report that a man had attempted to sexually assault a young boy during a soccer game on the nearby pitch.

According to police, the man, later identified as Evans, lured the boy behind the park’s restrooms. Yarmouth police said the boy’s screams frightened the man, who fled the area, according to authorities.

Peter Home Park Yarmouth

Police said an extensive search was conducted in the neighborhood for the man, who investigators said rode away on an electric bike. Parks, businesses and the nearby bike path were searched.

According to police, Evans’ vehicle was stopped around 7 p.m. on Wednesday and he was arrested.

Football pitches in Peter Homer Park

Yarmouth Police Department.

Ryan Evans, 27, of South Yarmouth

Evans was previously arrested by Yarmouth police in July 2021 for unarmed burglary and assault, assault, child abuse, criminal damage to property and theft under $1,200. He is awaiting trial in that case.

“We live in the neighborhood where the first offense was committed,” said Whitney Henry, standing outside Barnstable Court holding a sign addressed to Evans that said, in part, “Protect the victims, not the perpetrators. Barnstable has let him go before.”

Henry said she was there to warn others about how the system works.

“We’re not going to let people get away with this anymore. Who’s going to protect our children? We have no choice but to go to the police, they arrest him and they release him. And almost three years ago to the day, he did it again,” Henry said. “I don’t blame (Yarmouth police), I blame the justice system. It really seems flawed to me because this man is reoffending – three years and three days later.”

The details of both cases are protected by the Shield Law, but available court records indicate Evans was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device after his arrest in 2021. He was initially held without bail before being released to house arrest at his parents’ home with orders to have no contact with children. His curfew was initially 5 p.m., but was relaxed to 8 p.m. in April.

The Cape Cod Times interviewed Evans’ mother after the incident. Beverly Evans told the Times that her son was diagnosed with an intellectual disability as a teenager.

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