Man arrested in connection to sexual assault of MIT student in Boston’s Back Bay
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man deemed a Level 3 sex offender by the state in connection to the sexual assault of an MIT student in Boston over the weekend.
Nahom Getaneh was arrested in the area of Atkinson Street and Southampton Street around 2 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
At the time of his arrest, Getaneh was wanted on two outstanding warrants on charges of failure to register as a sex offender issued out of Roxbury District Court and possession of class B drugs issued out of Boston Municipal Court, according to police.
According to the state’s Sex Offender Registry Board, Getaneh, a Level 3 sex offender, was previously convicted in 2007 of indecent assault and battery on a person aged 14 or older.
Level 3 sex offenders have a high risk of re-offending and pose a high degree of danger to the public, according to the state’s website.
Investigators on Tuesday established probable cause to charge Getaneh in connection to the sexual assault of the Boston student on Saturday, police said.
The student reported she was attacked from behind while entering her residence through the rear alley of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority at 515 Beacon St. in Boston at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday, police said.
According to police, the suspect initially approached the student on a bicycle and asked for food. As she went to enter her residence, the suspect groped her from behind and then followed her into the residence, where he further assaulted her, police said.
The student fought off the attacker and called 911, police said. The suspect fled on a bicycle.
Getaneh will appear in Boston Municipal Court on charges of assault with intent to rape and indecent assault and battery related to Saturday’s incident.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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