Court: Island Resident Facing Charges After Alleged Sexual Assault On A Minor

This week’s Current Court Report includes arraignments and dispositions from Monday’s Nantucket District Court session. It includes the arraignment of a woman facing charges relating to the sexual assault of a minor.

Gretchen A. Gelder, 41, of Nantucket, was arraigned on an April 26 charge of indecent assault & battery on a child under 14 years old and two charges of aggravated rape of a child. Gelder had not-guilty pleas entered on her behalf.

The Current received and reviewed the police report filed to the court but opted against releasing the details to protect the identity of the alleged victim.

In the report, Nantucket police officer Keith Mansfield said that the alleged victim completed a forensic interview with the state police where this alleged victim disclosed that these two incidents occurred between August 15, 2022 and April 16, 2023.

Gelder was ordered to return to court June 12 for a pretrial hearing.

In other Nantucket District Court news, after being continued without a finding for one year, Anthony J. Armenti, 23, of Nashua, NH, had an Oct. 6, 2021 charge of improper storage of a firearm dismissed.

Jhan L. Barbosa, 20, of Nantucket, was arraigned on Aug. 17, 2022 charges of breaking and entering a vehicle/boat in the nighttime for a felony and using a motor vehicle without authority. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf.

This is not the first time Barbosa has been charged with similar offenses. He is one of the two car bandits that was in the news back in October for a rash of mid-island break-ins.

Barbosa was ordered to return to court on July 5 for a pretrial hearing.

Courtney Arthur Danvers, 50, of Nantucket will have a July 4, 2021 charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle (amended down from operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol) continued without a finding for one year on the condition he complete his probation without a violation and pay $300 in court costs.

Theresa Anne Flores, 40, of Nantucket was arraigned on May 6 charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and leaving the scene of property damage. She had not-guilty pleas entered on her behalf and was ordered to return to court May 6 for a pretrial hearing.

Hernan H. Hernandez, 59, of Nantucket was arraigned on May 7 charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court June 12 for a pretrial hearing.

Katherine Q. Murphy, 63, of Nantucket, will have a Nov. 26, 2022 charge and an April 20 charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol continued without a finding concurrently for one year on the condition she complete probation without violation and pay $300 in court costs. A charge of negligent operation stemming from the April 20 incident was dismissed.

Terrence Ruggiero, 37, of Nantucket, was arraigned on a May 16 charge of assault and battery on a family/household member. He had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court June 20 for a pretrial hearing.

*All defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty under a court of law*