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2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett 2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett
2 Men Guilty Of Raping Woman At Hotel Party In Everett A Middlesex County jury convicted two men for the rape of a woman at a party at a Everett hotel in 2020, authorities said on Thursday, July 25.  William Gomez-Rojas, 31, of Chelsea was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of aggravated rape, and Jose Morales Jr., 36, of Malden, was found guilty of one count of aggravated rape, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  A 22-year-old woman called police on Feb. 23, 2020, and explained that she had gone to a party the night before. Early the following morning, she said she was assaulted by both men in Gomez-Rojas’ ro…
Boston College High Teacher, Priest Accused Of Raping Student: DA Boston College High Teacher, Priest Accused Of Raping Student: DA
Kevin White Facing Rape, Abuse Of Child Charges: DA A former student of Boston College High School said a 62-year-old Jesuit priest and former teacher at the Catholic preparatory school raped him for a year more than a decade ago, authorities said on Wednesday, June 5.  Kevin White, 62, of Weston, was arrested and charged with rape and abuse of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The unnamed former student told investigators that White, who was a theology teacher at the high school, sexually abused him from 2008 through 2009, the prosecutor said.  White moved away from Massachusetts from 2010 until 2021. It's…
Haitian Man Busted On Rape, Assault Charges In Boston To Be Sent Home: Feds Haitian Man Busted On Rape, Assault Charges In Boston To Be Sent Home: Feds
Haitian Man Busted On Rape Charges In Boston To Be Sent Home A Haitian man, who was arrested by Boston police in connection with raping a disabled person, has been nabbed by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston. The 31-year-old man arrived in Brownsville, Texas, in December 2022, but he didn’t have the proper documents to stay in the country, according to ERO Boston. He was then ordered to appear before the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in Boston. Related: Brazilian Fugitive Convicted Of Rape Nabbed In Malden The Haitian native was arrested in September 2023 on charges of rape and indecen…
Bail Revoked For Boston Man Accused Of Rape, Assaulting Police Officers: DA Bail Revoked For Boston Man Accused Of Rape, Assaulting Police Officers: DA
Bail Revoked For Boston Man Accused Of Rape, Assaulting Police Officers: DA A Boston man charged with raping a woman at a Boston apartment and fighting police officers who came to arrest him has had his $5,000 bail revoked, authorities said.  Milthon Correa-Regifo, 45, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), resisting arrest, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, the Suffolk County District Attorney. He was out on a $5,000 bond from a 2022 charge.  Correa-Regifo is accused of attacking a 26-year-old woman at an apartment on Bowdoin Street,…
Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA
Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA A Cambridge man has confessed to the violent rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 23 years ago, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child with force and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison, the Middlesex District Attorney announced. He'll serve three years of probation following that.  Related: Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: DA Reddick broke into a Cambridge home in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2000, pinned the girl to her bed with his hand …
Woman Stalked, Raped At Lesley University In Cambridge: Police Woman Stalked, Raped At Lesley University In Cambridge: Police
Woman Stalked, Raped At Lesley University In Cambridge: Police A woman told police that a man approached her last month at Harvard Square, followed her to the Lesley University campus in Cambridge, and raped her, authorities said.  Cambridge police announced on Thursday, Oct. 26, that investigators are searching for a man who they believe attacked a woman on Sept. 23 between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. near St. John’s Road. The woman did not report the attack until last weekend, police said.  The suspect is described as a man in his 30s-40s, with brown eyes, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with a medium build, police said. He has poor hygiene, facial…
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Woman In Mass More Than 40 Years Ago: DA Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Woman In Mass More Than 40 Years Ago: DA
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Woman In Mass More Than 40 Years Ago: DA An Oregon man has confessed to beating a 24-year-old woman to death with a hammer and raping her in a Massachusetts apartment building more than four decades ago, officials said. John Michael Irmer, age 68, of Portland, Oregon, was scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on Monday, Sept. 11, for the rape and murder of 24-year-old Pennsylvania native Susan Marcia Rose in October 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, in August, Irmer walked into the Portland Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Police Target 'Bad Breath Rapist' In Quincy With $10K Reward For Info Police Target 'Bad Breath Rapist' In Quincy With $10K Reward For Info
Police Target 'Bad Breath Rapist' In Quincy With $10K Reward For Info Officials are asking for the public's help to find a man who disappeared for 18 years after raping a waitress who worked at his family's restaurant, police say.   Tuen K. Lee was charged with raping a woman who worked at his family's restaurant at knifepoint in 2005 and failed to appear at his trial. He's been on the run ever since, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Eighteen years after he allegedly committed that crime, officials are renewing their search for him and calling on the public to come forward with any information.  Lee's family owned the Kagawa restaur…
Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says
Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says The FBI and Boston police said a New Jersey attorney is behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, officials said. Officials arrested the Weehawken man on Tuesday, May 30.  Matthew Nilo, 35, is charged with three counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, one charge of intent to rape, and one account of indecent assault and battery, the Boston Police Department announced. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in Charlestown, authorities said.  Investigators linked Nilo to the rapes through investigati…
12 Counts Of Rape: Lynn Sex Offender Convicted Of Abusing Children, DA Says 12 Counts Of Rape: Lynn Sex Offender Convicted Of Abusing Children, DA Says
12 Counts Of Rape: Lynn Sex Offender Convicted Of Abusing Children, DA Says A registered sex offender from Lynn has been convicted of a dozen counts of rape and sexually abusing multiple children, officials said. William Forbes, age 69, was convicted of 12 felony counts for raping and sexually abusing children on Tuesday, May 2, according to the Essex County District Attorney's Office. He was indicted in 2021 on charges of abusing two victims in Lynn.  Forbes' charges included multiple counts of rape of a child, assault to rape, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over.  Forbes w…
Human Trafficking: Everett Man Accused Of Targeting Vulnerable Women Pleads Not Guilty, DA Says Human Trafficking: Everett Man Accused Of Targeting Vulnerable Women Pleads Not Guilty, DA Says
Human Trafficking: Everett Man Accused Of Targeting Vulnerable Women Pleads Not Guilty, DA Says A 45-year-old Everett man with a history of violent crimes pleaded not guilty Wednesday, April 19, to charges that he preyed on female drug addicts and used their vulnerabilities to turn them into prostitutes for him, authorities said.  Trevor Jones, 45, was indicted earlier this month on two counts of human trafficking; two counts of deriving support from prostitution; rape; assault and battery on a family or household member; and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing set for May 10, the prosecutor …
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape A 28-year-old Lunenburg man was arrested last week on charges he raped a woman at knifepoint at an Acton MBTA train station in 2013, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb 21. The Middlesex District Attorney said she hopes the arrest sends the message to perpetrators who haven't been caught yet and the people they've victimized: "We do not abandon these cases," she said. Christopher Aldridge was charged Tuesday with aggravated rape at the Concord District Court, prosecutor Marian Ryan said during an afternoon press conference. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerous hearing,…
Man Killed In Western Mass Garage Fire Was On Trial For Child Sex Abuse: DA Man Killed In Western Mass Garage Fire Was On Trial For Child Sex Abuse: DA
Man Killed In Western Mass Garage Fire Was On Trial For Child Sex Abuse: DA A 47-year-old man who died in a Western Massachusetts garage fire over the weekend was on trial for child sex abuse in Greenfield District Court, authorities said. Franklin County resident William Willey, of Montague, was killed in a two-alarm fire that tore through a garage at 90 East Street in Northfield on Sunday, Nov. 13, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office reports.  The space was rented by Willey, whose body and car were found on the property. The fire required support from several neighboring fire departments and Willey was the sole victim of the incident, as previously repor…
Quincy Man 'Tired Of Swiping' Allegedly Kidnaps, Sexually Abuses Woman: Report Quincy Man 'Tired Of Swiping' Allegedly Kidnaps, Sexually Abuses Woman: Report
Quincy Man 'Tired Of Swiping' Allegedly Kidnaps, Sexually Abuses Woman: Report A Quincy man is facing several charges after allegedly kidnapping a woman at a train station, sexually abusing her and dumping her in a Brockton parking lot over the weekend, reports said. Christian Lynch, age 26, allegedly kidnapped the woman at Wollaston Station in Quincy around 7 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 while she was walking to work. Lynch allegedly duct-taped the woman’s mouth, hands and feet and started sexually abusing her in his car, Boston25 said citing an MBTA Transit Police investigative report. The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was then repeatedly strangled and sexually …
55-Year-Old Turners Falls Man Guilty Of Child Rape Gets Up To 14 Years In Prison: DA 55-Year-Old Turners Falls Man Guilty Of Child Rape Gets Up To 14 Years In Prison: DA
55-Year-Old Turners Falls Man Guilty Of Child Rape Gets Up To 14 Years In Prison: DA Jeffrey Fleury of Turners Falls, who was found guilty of raping a child for years, will spend at least 12 years in prison, authorities said.  A judge ruled this week that Fleury will serve between 12 to 14 years behind bars after the jury returned its guilty verdict last month, Franklin County court records show. Though, that was much less than what the prosecutor had requested. According to the Greenfield Recorder, the district attorney's office asked for a sentence of 18 to 24 years.  Testimony during the trial revealed Fleury allegedly abused the girl for two years wh…
Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape
Acton Man, 60, Gets 15-18 Years In Prison For Multiple Counts Of Child Rape A 60-year-old Acton man has pleaded guilty for sexually assaulting two children that he knew multiple time at his home, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office reports. Daniel Napier pleaded guilty to five counts of rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child on Thursday, Oct. 26, the office reports.  An investigation was launched after the mother of one of Napier's victims was worried that he was sexually assaulting her two children at his house.   Further investigation determined Napier assaulted the children when they were betw…
Belchertown Man Guilty Of Multiple Rape, Sentenced To Up To 7 Years: DA Belchertown Man Guilty Of Multiple Rape, Sentenced To Up To 7 Years: DA
Belchertown Man Guilty Of Multiple Rape, Sentenced To Up To 7 Years: DA A Hampshire judge sentenced a 42-year-old Belchertown man to between five and seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape and several other violent crimes, authorities said.  Erik L. Wheeler was also found guilty of strangulation, suffocation, and two counts of assault and battery stemming from attacks on the same victim in 2017 and 2018, the Northampton District Attorney's Office said. The judge gave him a two-year concurrent prison sentence on those charges, the prosecutor said.  The trial lasted 10 days, with the jury deliberating for more than 12 hour…
Boston Police School Crossing Guard Accused Of Raping Child: Police Boston Police School Crossing Guard Accused Of Raping Child: Police
Boston Police School Crossing Guard Accused Of Raping Child: Police Authorities arrested a Boston police school crossing guard earlier this week and charged him with raping a child.  David Spiers, who worked in Dorchester, is on administrative leave following his arrest on Tuesday, Oct. 11, when officials charged him with two counts of rape of a child and one count of assault with intent to rape a child, the Boston Police Department said.  "We are disturbed by these alleged allegations against a department employee," said Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox in a news release. "The Boston Police Department remains committed to transparency and h…
Hyde Park Man Charged With Multiple Rapes In Boston, Quincy From 2017: Police Hyde Park Man Charged With Multiple Rapes In Boston, Quincy From 2017: Police
Hyde Park Man Charged With Multiple Rapes In Boston, Quincy From 2017: Police Police arrested a 43-year-old ride-share driver and changed him with multiple sexual assaults years ago after investigators linked him to the crimes by testing old rape kits, authorities said.  William Mancortes is accused of the sexual assaults that date back to 2017, the Boston Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 23. He is charged with two counts of rape and one charge of indecent assault and battery on a person 14, authorities said. Quincy police also issued warrants for his arrest on aggravated rape and kidnapping charges, officials added. That incident also alleg…
Boston Lyft Driver Found Guilty Of Raping Berklee Student Passed Out In Back Seat Boston Lyft Driver Found Guilty Of Raping Berklee Student Passed Out In Back Seat
Boston Lyft Driver Found Guilty Of Raping Berklee Student Passed Out In Back Seat A Boston Lyft driver has been convicted for raping a female Berklee music student while she was unconscious in the back seat of his car, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Joseph Piard picked up the student in front of her friend's apartment in the overnight hours of July 31, 2019, the office reports. When asked to be taken to her apartment on Beacon Street, Piard instead drove her to the wrong address. She then got back in Piard's car and fell asleep while he dropped off two other passengers, the office reports.  The next thing the woman remembe…
Level 3 Sex Offender From Massachusetts Arrested In Maine On Rape Charges Level 3 Sex Offender From Massachusetts Arrested In Maine On Rape Charges
Level 3 Sex Offender From Massachusetts Arrested In Maine On Rape Charges A Level 3 sex offender from Massachusetts will be charged as a fugitive after he was arrested on rape charged in Maine this week, authorities said.  John Bastian, age 64, of Lynn, was wanted on several charges including indecent assault and battery on person with intellectual disability, enticement of a child under 16, and rape of a child with force, the US Marshals Service reports. A warrant for Bastian's arrest was issued out of Lynn District Court on Sept. 2 but be wasn't arrested until Monday, Sept. 12 in Norway, ME, the agency reports.  Bastian was being brought back to…
Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA
Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA A 41-year-old Boston man with a long history of sexual assaults was convicted on Wednesday, Aug. 17, of raping a woman in a Dorchester McDonald's bathroom in 2018, authorities said.  Shawn McClinton faces the possibility of life without parole after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping, aggravated rape, and three accounts of assault and battery, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge will sentence him on Aug. 31.  The attack happened on Feb. 19, 2018, when McClinton and two other men spent the day traveling around the city with the victim. But after the other…
Police ID Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman At MBTA Station, Ask For Tips Police ID Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman At MBTA Station, Ask For Tips
Police ID Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman At MBTA Station, Ask For Tips Transit Police said they believe they know the man who raped a woman earlier this month at the Tuft's Medical Station, but they have not been able to find him. Investigators are asking for the public's help to track him down.  Police say Steven Wade Coffey is the man in the surveillance video following the attack around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 4. Officials say Coffey is homeless and frequents the downtown Boston area.  Transit police ask anyone with information on Coffey's whereabouts to contact investigators at 617-222-1050 or send an anonymous text to 873873.  If you see hi…
Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape
Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape Victor Pena, the Boston man convicted last week of kidnapping and raping a woman for three days, will spend the next several decades in prison. Judge Anthony Campo on Monday, Aug. 1, sentenced the 42-year-old man to 29-39 years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced. A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty on Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019.  The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 sa…
Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report
Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019, reports said. The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 said. Both sides wrapped up their cases in closing arguments around noon on Tuesday.  The weeklong trial featured some graphic and unsettling testimony from Boston police detectives and the victim and a shocking reversal when Pena, 42, took the witness stand in his defense on Monday.  …