Did East Boston predator strike first in Brookline?

The Tab reports a woman was sexually assaulted at the St. Paul Street T stop around 11:24 p.m., Sunday. Her attacker allegedly tried to use a gun to force her to perform oral sex on him; the arrival of a Beacon Street trolley forced him to flee.

His description is similar to that given to Boston Police several hours later by three women who fought off an attacker near the Airport T stop in East Boston: A Latino male between 18 and 24 years old, 5-foot-7, between 150 and 160 pounds with a thin build.