A registered Stage 2 intercourse offender is dealing with a brand new cost after allegedly grabbing a feminine sufferer on Tremont Avenue close to Downtown Crossing and Boston Widespread, officers mentioned.
Dorchester man Kenneth Osborne, 65, has been charged with indecent assault and battery on an individual over 14.
Final Friday afternoon, bystanders flagged down Boston cops to report an indecent assault close to 178 Tremont St.
The visibly distraught alleged sufferer advised police that she was on her telephone when an unknown man, later recognized as Osborne, pressed towards her and grabbed her buttocks.
She advised police that Osborne fled towards Boylston Avenue when she rotated and requested, “Do I know you?”
She tried to comply with Osborne whereas filming him along with her telephone, however she was unable to maintain up and overpassed him.
Responding officers broadcasted Osborne’s description to different police within the space.
About half-hour later, cops discovered and detained Osborne in Downtown Crossing. Officers performed a area identification with the sufferer, who advised them, “That’s the man I was chasing.”
Osborne was convicted of assault to rape and indecent assault and battery in 2006, and sentenced to state jail.
“While it’s fortunate that this victim didn’t sustain physical injuries, no one should downplay the fear and personal violation she experienced, nor the impact that incidents like this have on our sense of neighborhood safety and quality of life,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden mentioned in an announcement.
Decide Richard Sinnott ordered Osborne held on $5,000 bail with GPS monitoring if launched.
Osborne’s subsequent court docket date is March 5 for a pre-trial listening to.
