LOWELL — A Level 3 sex offender with a prior child‑rape conviction is alleged to have been found in possession of child pornography after State Police uncovered images and videos involving victims as young as infants on his seized digital devices.
Randy Bouatick, 45, of Lowell, was ordered held on $250,000 cash bail after his arraignment on Thursday in Lowell District Court, where a not guilty plea was entered.
During the arraignment, Middlesex Assistant District Attorney Jordyn McFadden outlined the findings of a State Police Cybercrime report that led to Bouatick’s arrest, as Bouatick — who required a sign‑language interpreter — stood in the defendant’s dock flanked by two court officers.
McFadden told Judge Cara Krysil that the investigation stemmed from what State Police described in their report as “illegal Bike Life events,” which she characterized as “a group of individuals who travel in large groups on electronic bikes, mopeds, and scooters on public roadways.”
“They are known to drive recklessly and disobey traffic laws with the goal of overwhelming law enforcement officers, and when trying to be pulled over, they do not abide by those law enforcement officers,” McFadden said.
McFadden said Bouatick helped organize these events, including transporting minors across state lines.
According to the State Police report, investigators learned Bouatick had “continuous access to juveniles and underage children” through his association with Bike Life events.
Police said they obtained court‑ordered access to Bouatick’s digital devices, which were seized from his Stevens Street bedroom during an April search. A forensic review of his iPhone identified images of an unclothed infant.
Police said videos recorded between October 2025 and February depicted an individual “who bore a striking resemblance to and is believed to be Randy Bouatick” engaged in sexual contact with what appeared to be an underage boy. The alleged videos were recorded using a discreet camera application designed to capture footage surreptitiously.
Police also alleged finding additional videos of juveniles between the ages of 8 and 10 being instructed to remove clothing and engage in sexual acts with unidentified adults.
More than 3 terabytes of data were allegedly extracted from Bouatick’s devices, which McFadden said police are continuing to review to identify victims and locations.
Bouatick is classified as a Level 3 sex offender, a designation reserved for individuals considered at the highest risk of reoffending and required to register annually with police and report any change of address or employment. He received the designation after he was convicted of rape of a child in Middlesex Superior Court. He was released from jail in 2006.
They also alleged that an infant was present in Bouatick’s residence when the April search warrant was executed.
McFadden requested the $250,000 bail, along with GPS monitoring, home confinement, and a ban on contact with anyone under 18 if Bouatick were to be released.
Bouatick’s attorney, Martin Ryan, argued for his client to be released on GPS monitoring with home confinement.
Ryan said Bouatick lives at a home in the 400 block of Stevens Street with his elderly parents and denied any suggestion that minors or infants reside in the home.
He told Krysil that a $250,000 bail would be “tantamount to asking to hold him without bail,” noting Bouatick relies on Social Security income. Ryan added that his client could surrender his passport or driver’s license if released.
Ryan also addressed Bouatick’s record, acknowledging past allegations of failure to register as a sex offender but noting that he has not had any defaults on his record over the last 10 years.
“He is highly motivated to come to court to dedicate himself to these claims and indicates that’s exactly what he’ll do,” Ryan said.
Krysil ultimately agreed with prosecutors and set bail at $250,000. If Bouatick posts bail, he must surrender his passport, remain under house arrest, and have no contact with children.
The judge added that if a child is present in the Stevens Street home, Bouatick would be required to find another residence.
Bouatick is scheduled to return to court for a pretrial hearing on Oct. 1.
In a 2008 story by The Sun examining the challenges faced by individuals convicted of sex offenses, Bouatick — then 27 — said he had been unable to find work following his conviction for rape and abuse of a child in Middlesex Superior Court.
Bouatick, who is legally deaf and had been a security guard prior to his conviction, maintained at the time that he had been wrongly accused and hoped to have the charge expunged.
“I have some friends who … told me that they don’t care about my charge,” Bouatick is quoted in the story. “They said, ‘Forget about the past.’ But it’s very tough.”
Ryan declined to comment about the case following Thursday’s arraignment.
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