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Former MBTA officer convicted of 2012 rapes that occurred while he was on duty in Boston, DA says
Former MBTA officer convicted of 2012 rapes that occurred while he was on duty in Boston, DA saysA jury on Friday convicted former MBTA police officer Shawn McCarthy of raping two women while on duty after he drove them in his marked police cruiser to an area near the Museum of Science in 2012, the district attorney said.
McCarthy, 50, a former Wilmington who now lives in Maine, was ordered held on Friday after being convicted of three counts of rape stemming from the 2012 incident, Hayden said. He will be sentenced on Wednesday, March 20.
“This officer abused his position, violated his department protocols, and, worst of all by far, subjected two young women to sexual assaults that went unacted upon for many years,” Hayden said in a statement Friday. “But thanks to the victims ultimately coming forward, and the diligent work of investigators, justice in this case was sought and, with today’s verdict, delivered.”
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