Baseball bat used during rape
As reported in the Boston Globe, two men were charged with raping and beating another man in an apartment, early on Sunday morning. The victim was left critically injured, according to police officials.
Apparently, the person, a resident of Lynn, MA, was so viciously attacked that he needed surgery for his extensive injuries at Massachusetts General Hospital. Police have arrested two men who they believe are responsible for the crime.
“Darrin Stephens, 50, and John Michelin, 31, both also from Lynn, were charged with aggravated rape and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon,” per the Globe.
According to the authorities, they alleged rapists used a baseball bat as part of the beat down. Other news reports suggest a guitar may was also used.
Police identify suspects in beating, rape of #Lynn man as 31 y/o John Michelin & 50 y/o Darrin Stephens. Victim in critical condition #fox25 pic.twitter.com/1zOSbKFn3e
— Drew Karedes (@DrewKaredes) April 9, 2017
Court docs reveal horrific new details about alleged assault/rape of man in Lynn @fox25news. Both suspects held without bail
— Kathryn Burcham (@KathrynBFOX25) April 10, 2017
A neighbor told local WBZ-TV that the victim has had problems before.
“He’s been robbed and beat up before but not this bad obviously,” said Mr. Brian Rogers. “I saw him with different gentleman at time, they looked shady.”
Michelin and Stephens are due back in court for a “dangerousness” hearing April 21.
More: College football player group raped by teammates
In recent weeks, there have been an increasing number of cases involving male on male sexual assault. In California, it was reported here just yesterday that a man was raped in the locker room at Pasadena Community College.
At the time of this post, police are still looking for the suspect.
“Beaten with a baseball bat and raped by two other men”
And it was only last month news broke of a group sexual assault on a high school football player who was forcibly sodomized with Coke cans and metal rods.
The Lynn, MA case comes at a time when a documentary is being released that explores the very real struggle of male sexual assualt. Created by film maker Vanessa McNeal, The Voiceless hopes to shine a bright light on an issue that considered “taboo”. Watch video below to learn more.
At GPB, we have blogged about a number of male sexual assault cases, including stories of men who are raped in prison.
