Rapist whose release prompted outraged is arrested after ‘he exposed himself to prison nurse’

A serial rapist on the verge of being released from prison after serving nearly 30 years for raping two young boys has been arrested and charged again after he allegedly exposed himself to a nurse.

Wayne Chapman, the 70-year-old convicted child rapist was set to be released from custody but was held without bail Wednesday after not guilty pleas to new charges of indecent exposure and lewd acts were entered on his behalf. 

Wendy Murphy, a lawyer representing some of Chapman’s victims, said her clients are ‘very pleased’ he will remain in custody.

‘They were relieved and very emotional. One was sobbing,’ Murphy told WBZ-TV. 

 

Wayne Chapman (seen above on Wednesday during his arraignment in Ayer, Massachusetts), a serial rapist on the verge of being released from prison after serving 30 years for raping two boys, has been arrested and charged again after he allegedly exposed himself to a nurse

Chapman, a 70-year-old convicted child rapist, was set to be released from custody but was held without bail Wednesday after not guilty pleas to new charges of indecent exposure and lewd acts were entered on his behalf

Chapman, a 70-year-old convicted child rapist, was set to be released from custody but was held without bail Wednesday after not guilty pleas to new charges of indecent exposure and lewd acts were entered on his behalf

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has filed legislation to toughen penalties for child rape, citing Chapman's case

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has filed legislation to toughen penalties for child rape, citing Chapman’s case

‘I am not surprised by this development. Chapman has committed other sex offenses while behind bars, including one as recently as this March involving the same conduct for which he was charged today – indecent exposure and lewd conduct.

‘It boggles the mind that not one but two qualified examiners could find this man not sexually dangerous. 

‘The absurdity of their decisions is why we have been fighting so hard to prevent his release. 

‘This is not a frail man with a walker. This is a dangerous man with no conscience – who used knives, rope, and duct tape on his child victims, and boasted about feeling pleasure in their pain.’ 

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has filed legislation to toughen penalties for child rape, citing Chapman’s case.

Baker’s bill would require a court hearing over whether a sexually dangerous person should be released.

Current law requires an individual held under civil commitment be released when two qualified examiners determine the person is no longer sexually dangerous, even if other experts disagree.

The bill would also increase mandatory penalties for rape of a child with force by a person previously convicted of sexual offenses to life without parole.

Chapman sat in a wheelchair with his ankles shackled at his brief arraignment Wednesday.

 The examiners determined, based on his age and health, it was unlikely that Chapman would re-offend

 The examiners determined, based on his age and health, it was unlikely that Chapman would re-offend

He did not speak but just nodded when a judge asked him if he understood.

The prosecution and defense agreed to keep Chapman civilly committed and held without bail until June 27 while both sides determined their next moves.

The Department of Correction said the new charges stem from acts Sunday and Monday at the prison where he’s being held. 

A lawyer for some of Chapman’s victims said she was told Chapman exposed himself to a nurse.

Chapman’s attorney told The Boston Globe he was unaware of the new charges.

On Monday, a Massachusetts justice denied a bid to block Chapman’s release from a treatment center for sexual offenders.

He has been civilly committed for the last 14 years after his prison sentence ended in 2004.

Chapman, who was convicted of child rape in 1977, was set to be freed after two examiners concluded he was ‘no longer sexually dangerous’.

On Monday Justice Scott Kafker ruled that Chapman’s victims do not have the right under state law to prevent him from being released.

‘The petitioners, victims of Chapman’s horrible crimes, are understandably upset and frightened by the possibility of Chapman’s release,’ Kafker wrote in the ruling.

‘Each qualified examiner conducted an examination of Chapman and concluded he was no longer sexually dangerous.’

‘Chapman is entitled to be released according to the laws of the Commonwealth.’

The convicted rapist had filed four petitions to be discharged from the Massachusetts Treatment Center after his prison sentence ended.

Convicts can be civilly committed to the state facility if it is found that they suffer from a ‘mental abnormality or personality disorder’ that makes them likely to engage in sexual offenses, according to the Boston Globe.

They can only be released if two independent ‘qualified examiners’ determine that they are no longer a threat to society.

Chapman was interviewed for an hour each by examiners Gregg Belle and Katrin Rouse Weir in May.

When Belle asked Chapman if he was worried about ‘re-offending’, he replied: ‘On occasion, but rare’, according to reports obtained by WFXT. 



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