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Man Raped Woman At Knifepoint With Meat Cleaver In Danvers: Police
A woman in Danvers told police that a Lawrence man raped her while holding a butcher knife, authorities said.
Rene Montes, 55, of Lawrence, was arrested on Thursday morning, Dec. 21, in Methuen and charged with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, State Police said.
The woman told troopers that she had been assaulted and raped in her Danvers home shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20. She said the man held her down against her will while holding a meat clever.
The woman was taken to a local hospital to be treated for h…
