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March 26, 2008

Police in New Bedford searching for accused rapist

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Police are searching for an accused child rapist who escaped while in custody at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

The Bristol District Attorney's office says 38-year-old Anthony Flye, who is said to have ties to Rhode Island, was in New Bedford Superior Court yesterday for arraignment on an indecent exposure charge when he apparently jumped from the top of a stairwell, injuring himself. Flye was brought to the hospital, where authorities say he later managed to escape.

Flye was previously being held on $500,000 bail on charges of child rape and indecent assault and battery on a disabled person. He was originally arrested outside his Nantucket home last month.

Flye also has a residence in Swansea and prosecutors say he also has ties to Martha's Vineyard, Wareham and Maine.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 7:02 AM | Permalink

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