Nahom Getaneh was charged with assault to rape and indecent assault and battery and ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on May 1, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Getaneh, age 33, allegedly assaulted an MIT student in the area of Beacon Street and Public Alley 908 on Saturday, April 22, Boston25 reports.
According to the state's Sex Offender Registry Board, Getaneh was convicted of indecent assault and battery on a person aged 14 or older in November 2007.
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