DA: Mass. man charged with rape after allegedly picking woman up from Boston nightclub
A Massachusetts man is facing a rape charge after he allegedly assaulted a woman who got in his car over the weekend, after she thought he was her Uber driver.
Boston Police arrested 29-year-old Qabel Najeeb, of Worcester, on Sunday night after he allegedly picked up a woman from Bijou Nightclub early Saturday morning, drove her to an alley near Storrow Drive and raped her.
According to the police report, officers responded to the Massachusetts General Hospital to speak with the victim around 5 a.m. on Saturday. The woman stated to police that she ordered an Uber when leaving the nightclub several hours earlier but the original Uber cancelled. The 32-year-old victim then told the detectives she got into another car she thought was her Uber.
Surveillance video from surrounding businesses shows the woman getting into a blue Toyota Corolla that Najeeb was driving.
The report states the car then drove from Stuart Street to Charles Street by the Boston Common. The victim told the detectives Najeeb allegedly stopped by some brownstone buildings just before Storrow Drive and says he pushed her into the back seat of his car, out a T-shirt over the window to block the view and then raped her.
The victim told the detectives she was “afraid of being hurt so she did not move.” After the alleged assault, Najeeb drove around before dropping her off near her home.
The following day, the victim showed police a strange number in her phone which belonged to Najeeb.
Police arrested Najeeb late Sunday night and he was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Monday. He is being held on $10,000 bail and ordered to wear a GPS bracelet and observe a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew if he posts bail.
“This is a terrifying incident involving a woman who entered a vehicle with the full understanding that she was going to be delivered home in safety and a driver who took advantage of the victim and the situation. This is the beginning of the process of seeking justice, and we will stay beside this victim during and after this difficult time,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.
He will be back in court on November 15.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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