"Barry Howze, 55, is charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery on a person older than 14, one count of assault and battery on a person with a disability, and one count of witness intimidation. Prosecutors allege Howze assaulted a fellow patient while in the emergency room at BMC in the late evening of Sept. 13 into Sept. 14. A Suffolk County grand jury indicted him Dec. 12."
"Court records indicate Howze has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was under a Section 12 psychiatric hold when the alleged assault occurred. In her detention order, Judge Sarah Weyland Ellis noted Howze's alleged victim was "particularly vulnerable" because she was paralyzed on one side of her body and had been admitted to the emergency room for post-operative complications. Howze purportedly entered the alleged victim's hospital bay, "crept" under her bed, and removed her call button before raping her, per the judge's findings."
"A Boston man accused of raping another patient at Boston Medical Center in September pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges Monday. He was ordered held without bail following his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court Monday, court records show. An attorney for Howze was not immediately available for comment. Howze also has a lengthy history of criminal cases out of Boston, ranging from drug offenses to assault charges, court records show. He is due back in court Feb. 26."
Barry Howze, 55, faces multiple charges including two counts of rape, indecent assault and battery on a person older than 14, assault and battery on a person with a disability, and witness intimidation. Prosecutors allege the assault occurred in the Boston Medical Center emergency room late on Sept. 13 into Sept. 14, when Howze purportedly entered the victim's hospital bay, crept under her bed, removed her call button, and raped her. The victim was paralyzed on one side and in the ER for post-operative complications. A Suffolk County grand jury indicted Howze Dec. 12. He was ordered held without bail, has a schizophrenia diagnosis, was under a Section 12 psychiatric hold during the incident, and has a prior criminal history; his next court date is Feb. 26.
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