Man who hid in Maine for years now sentenced for 4 rapes in Massachusetts
Ivan Keith already had been sentenced in 2 rapes, and his sentencing in 2 others means he will spend 44 to 50 years in prison.
By Associated Press
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FALL RIVER, Mass. A man already in prison for two rapes in Massachusetts in the 1990s has pleaded guilty to raping two more women, prosecutors say.
Ivan Keith
Photo courtesy of the Hancock County Jail
Ivan Keith, 63, who fled to Maine where he lived under an alias for years, was sentenced Tuesday to up to 30 years in prison. He pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to multiple charges including five counts of aggravated rape in connection with sexual assaults in Taunton and Easton in the late 1990s.
FALL RIVER A Maine man will spend what amounts to life in prison due to his age after recently being sentenced to an additional two to three decades in prison for rapes that occurred in Easton and Taunton in the 1990s.
Ivan Keith, 63, formerly of Bridgewater, was convicted in Fall River Superior Court Tuesday of indictments charging him with five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of threats and one count each of breaking and entering, failure to register as a sex offender, failure to provide DNA and perjury.
‘Nothing short of pure evil;’ Ivan Keith pleads guilty to rapes in Massachusetts dating back to the 1990s, will spend decades in prison
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
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Ivan Keith, a 63-year-old who man fled Massachusetts 18 years ago in an alleged attempt to avoid being connected to at least four rapes dating back to the 1990s, has pleaded guilty to a series of charges, officials said, and is now expected to spend the rest of his life in prison.
Victims of the rapes recounted during a sentencing hearing Tuesday how the crimes changed their lives forever.
The survivor of a 1998 sexual assault in Easton told the court that Keith “took away my joy, my laughter and my peace of mind,” according to the office of Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn III. The woman lived in a constant state of fear, she said, not doing ordinary things she enjoyed like taking walks and socializing, and also neglected her health because she did not want to be touched by a doctor.
Serial Rapist From Southeastern Mass Sentenced to Prison
A 63-year-old former Bridgewater man who fled the state 18 years ago to avoid investigation and prosecution for at least four brutal rapes dating back to the 1990s will spend the next 44 to 50 years in prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today.
Ivan Keith pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court Tuesday to five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of threats, and one count each of breaking and entering, failure to register as a sex offender, failure to provide DNA, and perjury.