Cops: Another rape near downtown bars
Man allegedly accosted an intoxicated woman
A man has been ordered to stay out of Boston after he allegedly picked up an intoxicated woman near Faneuil Hall, raped her, used her debit card and explained the encounter to cops by telling them, “you can ask for sex and get sex if you want,” prosecutors said.
Alois Mutare, 42, of Worcester, pleaded not guilty to rape and larceny charges last week in Suffolk Superior Court after being indicted days earlier and posted a $25,000 surety for his release.
Prosecutors wrote in a statement of the case that Mutare picked up a 25-yearold woman on the evening of Dec. 21 on State Street after the woman had been drinking at bars in the neighborhood. Mutare allegedly pulled up to the victim in his vehicle and guided her to his backseat, where he then allegedly raped her.
Video surveillance of Mutare in his parked car on a nearby street allegedly showed the woman crawl out of his rear passenger door and re-entering before Mutare drove away, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors added the woman told Boston Police detectives at a Cambridge hospital she did not remember where she went after leaving the Wild Rover bar, and that she was in pain and remembered a male hovering over her in a backseat.
The victim’s debit card was reportedly used at several locations including two ATMs, a Dunkin’ in Cambridge
and a Target in Somerville, prosecutors said. Police said they identified the suspect’s image from cameras at the purchases and stopped Mutare the following weekend driving his vehicle near the Faneuil Hall area.
Mutare allegedly waived his Miranda rights and told police he had consensual sex with the victim, after taking a break between deliveries and sharing a cigarette with the alleged victim before she entered his vehicle.
Mutare denied having intercourse and, according to prosecutors, told police, “If I need sex, it’s simple to ask, you can ask for sex and get sex if you want.”
Video shows the woman near bars at around 10 p.m. that night, prosecutors say. An owner for the Wild Rover did not return a request for comment from the Herald Monday. A Herald review of Boston Licensing Board records indicate the bar had one incident reported last September for an intoxicated patron passed out, although the bar received no violation.
Grand Jury records also indicate prosecutors obtained Lyft certified records for the defendant’s employment, and a Lyft representative said Mutare has not provided a ride for Lyft passengers since his failed background check in 2017.
An attorney for Mutare did not return a request for comment. Mutare’s conditions of release bar him from being a ride-sharing provider and returning to Boston. His next court date is in April.
The alleged assault comes months after city officials urged nightclub owners to be vigilant regarding “predators” after a series of highprofile abductions last year, including one that ended in death.