A former rideshare driver charged with six sexual assaults in Boston and Milton was ordered into custody after appearing in court on Monday. William Mancortes, 43, of Hyde Park, was arrested by police in Boston on Friday and faces two counts of rape and one count of indecency and battery in Boston. He also faces one count of aggravated rape and one count of kidnapping. Wanted by Quincy District Court. All events date back to 2017. Mancortes was released on bail during Thursday’s hearing pending a hearing to determine whether he is in danger. Mancotes previously pleaded guilty to indecent assault and battery and indecent, debauched and lewd conduct charges against a child under the age of 14. At Dedham Court in June. In that case, he kissed and exposed himself to a teenager. He was also charged with indecent assault and battery in Quincy District Court last year, and was accused of groping a passenger while he was an Uber driver. The alleged attack took place in 2017. In a police report, investigators pointed to a pattern: “All six sexual assaults occurred in the early hours of the morning in the suspect’s car, and five of the victims believed they were getting into an Uber. All six sexual assault victims were Targeted due to his level of intoxication and was alone when picked up.” In the latest allegations, a sexual assault evidence collection kit assists detectives in identifying suspects in connection with the incident and could lead to further detective charges, police said. Continue to investigate. “These allegations are brutal, and the suspect was banned from the Uber platform years ago. We take reports of this nature very seriously and cooperate with law enforcement investigations,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.
A former rideshare driver accused of six sexual assaults in Boston and Milton was detained after appearing in court Monday.
William Mancortes, 43, of Hyde Park, was arrested Friday by police in Boston, where he faces two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault and battery. He is also wanted by Quincy District Court for one count. . Aggravated rape and one count of kidnapping. All events date back to 2017.
Mancortes was arraigned without bail at a hearing on Thursday to determine whether he was in danger.
Mancortes previously pleaded guilty at Dedham court in June to charges of indecent assault and battery of a child under the age of 14 and indecent, libertine and lewd conduct. In that case, he kisses and exposes himself to a teenager.
He was also charged with indecent assault and battery in Quincy District Court last year, and was accused of groping a passenger while he was an Uber driver. The alleged attack took place in 2017.
In a police report, investigators pointed to a pattern: “All six sexual assault incidents occurred in the early hours of the morning in the suspect’s vehicle, and five of the victims believed they were taking an Uber. All six sexual assault victims Both were targeted due to the level of their poisoning, and were alone when picked up.”
In the latest allegations, the sexual assault evidence collection kit helped detectives identify suspects in connection with the incident and could lead to further charges as detectives continue their investigation, police said.
“These allegations are brutal, and the suspect was banned from the Uber platform years ago. We take reports of this nature very seriously and cooperate with law enforcement investigations,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.