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Lynn Man Told Woman To 'Repent' Before Sexually Assaulting Her In Boston: DA Lynn Man Told Woman To 'Repent' Before Sexually Assaulting Her In Boston: DA
Lynn Man Told Woman To 'Repent' Before Sexually Assaulting Her In Boston: DA A 36-year-old Lynn man who police arrested last week was in court on Monday, Oct. 3, for his first hearing, and prosecutors gave new details on the alleged attack.  Felix Palmer faces rape, indecent assault, and assault and battery charges from the reported Sept. 23 attack at D and West Third streets in South Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing he set for Thursday.  Prosecutors accused Palmer of approaching the woman around 5:30 a.m. and telling her to "run" and "repent" before he punched…

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by Josh Lanier
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Northampton Physical Therapist Gets Probation In Indecent Assault Case: DA Northampton Physical Therapist Gets Probation In Indecent Assault Case: DA
Northampton Physical Therapist Gets Probation In Indecent Assault Case: DA A Northampton physical therapist who was convicted of inappropriately touching a patient won't serve jail time if he can behave for two years, authorities said.  Edward Kostek, 42, of South Hadley was convicted on Thursday, Sept. 22, of indecent assault for touching a female patient multiple times during separate sessions, the Northampton District Attorney's Office said. A judge gave him a two-year suspended sentence and probation after hearing from the victim on Tuesday. Kostek must also stay away from the woman and undergo sex offender evaluation and treatment. The woman said she sta…

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by Josh Lanier
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No Bail For Man Accused Of Posing As Uber Driver To Rape Boston Women: DA No Bail For Man Accused Of Posing As Uber Driver To Rape Boston Women: DA
No Bail For Man Accused Of Posing As Uber Driver To Rape Boston Women: DA A man accused of attacking women who got into his car for a ride share will be held in jail without bail, a judge ruled on Monday, Sept. 26.  William Mancortes, 43, of Hyde Park, is charged with two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault and battery will remain in jail pending a dangerousness hearing later this week, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced.  The charges stem from three alleged attacks in 2017 downtown Boston, police said. Prosecutors accuse Mancortes of lurking around dorms and bars to hunt for drunk women who were alone. I…

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by Josh Lanier
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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…

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by Josh Lanier
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Judge Lowers $1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Raping Children At Knifepoint: DA Judge Lowers $1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Raping Children At Knifepoint: DA
Judge Lowers $1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Raping Children At Knifepoint: DA A Suffolk County judge on Thursday lowered the bond for a former State Street vice president accused of raping two women and two children at knifepoint from $1 million to $300,000, authorities said.  Ivan Cheung, 42, of Quincy, was arrested earlier this month and charged with the alleged assaults that date back nearly 20 years. He pleaded guilty to all charges, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. It's unclear why the judge dropped the price of his bond, though this is not uncommon. Judge James Stanton also ordered Cheung to stay away from the alleged victims in the case, tur…

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by Josh Lanier
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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…

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by David Cifarelli
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Merrimac Man Pleads Guilty To Raping, Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman Merrimac Man Pleads Guilty To Raping, Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman
Merrimac Man Pleads Guilty To Raping, Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman A 51-year-old man from Merrimac was sentenced to 22 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping and kidnapping a 74-year-old woman, the Essex County District Attorney's office said. The woman was sexually and physically attacked by William Raia after she awoke in her Merrimac home on July 3, 2021, the office reports. The woman escaped her home after the attack and ran to her neighbors house where police were called. The woman told investigators that Raia said he had been watching her for a while and was knew her routines, the office reports.  The woman said Raia had smoked …

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by David Cifarelli
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Cambridge Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman In Back Of His Cab: DA's Office Cambridge Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman In Back Of His Cab: DA's Office
Cambridge Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman In Back Of His Cab: DA's Office A Cambridge taxi driver is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the back of his cab at an MBTA station parking lot over the weekend, authorities said. Bereket Meshesha, age 44, was charged in connection with the assault that happened in the Beachmont station parking lot in Revere in the overnight hours of Saturday, Sept. 10, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. Responding officers found Meshesha standing outside his cab with the woman passed out in the back seat, the office said. A witness told police they saw Meshesha…

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by David Cifarelli
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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…

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by David Cifarelli
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Cruise Line Worker Accused Of Sex Assault On Ship Bound For Boston: Report Cruise Line Worker Accused Of Sex Assault On Ship Bound For Boston: Report
Cruise Line Worker Accused Of Sex Assault On Ship Bound For Boston: Report An employee of a Norweigan Cruise Line ship accused another worker of sexual assault as the boat was heading to Boston, a news report said.  CBS Boston reported that the FBI working with Massachusetts State Police met with employees aboard the Norwegian Breakaway on Tuesday evening, Sept. 13, while it was docked at the Black Falcon Terminal in Boston.  "Their investigation revealed the alleged assault took place previously while the ship was making way somewhere between Providence and Boston," State Police spokesman Dave Procopio told the news station. "The suspect and victim…

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by Josh Lanier
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$1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Violently Raping Children Nearly 20 Years Ago $1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Violently Raping Children Nearly 20 Years Ago
$1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Violently Raping Children Nearly 20 Years Ago A 42-year-old Quincy man accused of violently raping two young girls and an two more adult women at knifepoint nearly 20 years ago pleaded not guilty in a Boston court Tuesday, Sept. 13.  Ivan Cheung is charged with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of rape of a child with force, two charges of aggravated rape of a child with force, and two counts of statutory rape of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge issued a $1 million bail, $250,000 for each rape count. Cheung did not appear in court, but his attorney entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.  Prosecu…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Blind Homeless Woman At Medical Center: DA Boston Man Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Blind Homeless Woman At Medical Center: DA
Boston Man Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Blind Homeless Woman At Medical Center: DA A 51-year-old Boston man with a lengthy criminal history repeatedly sexually assaulted a patient at the Barbara McInnis House, which offers help and healthcare to unhoused people, authorities said.  Joaquim Fortes, 51, was charged last month with three counts of indecent assault on a person over 14 and was given a $5,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  The prosecutor said the assaults happened in April when Fortes entered the room of a legally blind woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis and put his penis in her hand while she was asleep. The fir…

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by Josh Lanier