Mother, boyfriend are charged with child rape

A woman and her boyfriend were charged with child rape yesterday, accused of photographing the man having sex with the woman's 8-year-old daughter and posting the images on the Internet.

Kendra D'Andrea, 29, was arrested yesterday morning and pleaded not guilty later in the day in Gloucester District Court to rape of a child, posing a child in the nude, distributing obscene material, and possession of child pornography, according to Stephen O'Connell, spokesman for Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett.

Judge Richard Mori ordered D'Andrea held without bail until a dangerousness hearing on Tuesday, O'Connell said.

Police issued a warrant for the arrest of D'Andrea's boyfriend, Willie Jordan, 32, who was charged with rape of a child and posing a child for sexual photographs in the couple's home on Veterans Way, O'Connell said.

D'Andrea allegedly took pictures of Jordan having sex with the girl using a cellphone camera and then posted the pictures on the Internet.

Officials discovered the photos when an anonymous tip was called into the Department of Social Services about 8:30 p.m. Thursday night, said Denise Monteiro, a department spokeswoman. The caller was concerned about the welfare of two children in D'Andrea's home and said one of them may be featured on an Internet porn site, Monteiro said.

"We had a bunch of people jump on the Net and tried to track the photos down," Monteiro said. "One of our gurus managed to find it. They're just horrific photos."

Officials at DSS printed about 100 photos from the Internet and rushed them to Gloucester police, Monteiro said. Police seized photographs and videotapes when they searched the house, according to broadcast reports.

The Department of Social Services took custody of the 8-year-old victim and her 3-year-old sister.

"They're pretty traumatized," Monteiro said. "We wanted to make sure they are together.

D'Andrea's lawyer, John Bjorlie, said his client admitted to police that she committed the crimes because she was afraid of Jordan.

"She admitted that she was very afraid of her boyfriend, who is the subject of a warrant," Bjorlie said. "She did appear terrified."

Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.