Serial rape suspect allowed to go fishing
The former State Street vice president charged with a series of violent, knife-point rapes of women and girls has been granted allowances to his release conditions to take part in family events next month.
“Specifically, Mr. (Ivan) Cheung requests permission to stay out past his curfew on specific dates and, on one occasion, to sleep with the rest of his family at the home of his sister … along with her family,” the motion filed by his attorney Peter Parker states.
A hearing scheduled the same day was continued to Oct. 3. The release condition allowances were approved and signed by pen on the motion itself.
“Mr. Cheung’s family is important to him, and he is important to his family,” the motion later continues. “The very limited modifications he seeks in his bail conditions will permit him to spend quality time with his entire family before his eldest son departs for college.”
Cheung, 43, faces 11 charges in Suffolk Superior Court: four counts of forcible rape of a child under 16, two counts of rape of a child under 16, four counts of aggravated rape, and a count of assault with intent to rape. He was initially charged in Boston Municipal Court last September before he was indicted and the case kicked up to Suffolk Superior Court in December.
Cheung posted bail back in September. His release conditions call for GPS monitoring, to surrender his passport and not apply for a new one, to remain in the state, have no contact with his alleged victims, to reside at a fixed address and to abide by a curfew of 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day.
The specific requests were: Aug. 1, for a family fishing and crabbing trip in Cape Cod; Aug. 5, for him and his wife to attend a concert with his sister and her husband; Aug. 12, for him, his wife and their two children to sleep over at Cheung’s sister’s home for one night; Aug. 23, to move his son into university housing within the state, which would require an extended curfew.
According to the motion, Cheung has asked for and received one prior allowance, which was to travel out-of-state to purchase a vehicle, after which he “returned as promised.”
Attorney Parker said he had no comment on the matter when reached by phone Wednesday afternoon.