Chapman denied dangerousness hearing, arraignment postponed

WOBURN, Mass. — Admitted child rapist Wayne Chapman will not be granted a dangerousness hearing, a judge ruled Monday morning.

Two weeks ago, a Middlesex County grand jury indicted Wayne Chapman on new charges for two alleged incidents in prison.

Prosecutors said he exposed and touched himself in front of prison medical staff in June.

The judge ruled against a dangerous hearing on the new charges of lewd behavior Monday morning and postponed Chapman's arraignment on those charges until Wednesday morning.

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Chapman, who was convicted of raping two boys and admitted to sexually assaulting over 100, has been in prison since the 1970s.

He was set to be released thanks to two qualified experts who recently determined he is no longer "sexually dangerous" but opponents have been fighting to keep him in custody.

Chapman has been indicted on charges of open and gross lewdness and lewd, wanton and lascivious acts in connection with incidents alleged to have happened June 3 and 4 at MCI Shirley.

Staff says he exposed his genitals on one occasion and was allegedly observed masturbating on another occasion in full view of Department of Correction employees and nursing staff.

Chapman will be charged as a habitual criminal, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office.

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