Another woman attacked in the morning, this time in Jamaica Plain
By adamg - 2/6/10 - 7:46 pm
Boston Police report a woman was indecently attacked at Centre Street and Seaverns Avenue around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 3.
Police describe the alleged perp as black, about 5'8" and about 20. He was carrying a black backpack and wore a blue hood or large hat that covered his neck. They say he ran toward Green Street.
If you know him, contact the sexual assault unit at 617-343-4400 or contact the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to CRIME.
A couple hours before this attack, a woman walking near the Shawmut T stop was also attacked but beat her assailant off with her cane. The attacker in that case was described as about 5'10" and 200 lbs.
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Thank you for running this information
It's difficult to find reports on this kind of crime. It's even left out of the Police Blotter of the JP Gazette. It doesn't help women to hide these crimes.
What does "indecently attacked" mean?
I'm not sure what this is a euphemism for, or whose sensibilities it's supposed to be protecting.
Its means a sexual assault
Or more specifically its when someone touches another persons breasts, genitials or butt.
How much detail do you need
How much detail do you need to get the picture? More than a handshake, less than a rape. If it gets to court, the details will come out.
Not helpful
I'm not asking for grisly details. Is this guy a flasher? Did he grab someone? That's relevant to what people should be on the alert for.
flashing is not indecent assault...
it is essentially "open and gross lewdness", which is a very different crime.
indecent assault, in mass, is not totally defined but usually involves contact that is "fundamentally offensive to contemporary moral values" (from Commonwealth v. Perretti). so usually, as explained above, it's unwanted touching of the breasts, buttocks, or genitals.
so a decent guess is that the guy above is wanted for touching somebody where most people don't want to be touched by a total stranger.
Be alert? By the time it
Be alert? By the time it happens, you know. These guys don't come with labels.