MA - William Perez, 21, charged for attempting to rape woman at cemetery - 5/2/23

[Bishop Black]

Attempted rapist lurking at cemetery dragged jogger to shed, claimed he didn’t know own number after leaving iPhone behind: Cops

William Perez tried to rape a woman at the Mayflower Hill Cemetery, police said.

Authorities reportedly identified the jogger as a 44-year-old woman. She was going to go for a run around the perimeter of the cemetery, but a man, later identified as Perez, allegedly approached her by the entrance. The man was wearing a backpack with hedge clippers sticking out. Holding a box cutter, he demanded, “You’re coming with me,” authorities said.

He allegedly dragged the jogger to the side of a nearby shed to rape her and punched her in the face with a closed fist when she resisted. Bystanders saw the attack and the assailant fled, according to officials. And one of those witnesses gave police a phone, saying it fell out of the suspect’s pocket, authorities claim.

The jogger was taken to a hospital for her injuries and released.

 

[LadyL]

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