Police: Rapist cut GPS bracelet, raped another woman

FRAMINGHAM (FOX25, myfoxboston) - A convicted rapist has been arrested again after he cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and raped another woman, police said Thursday. 

Police arrested William French , 29, of Framingham, shortly before 3:00 a.m. on Friday. He now faces rape charges.

RECENT COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL:

• French forced his way into the victim's home and raped her while still wearing his GPS bracelet.
   
• After raping the woman, he forced her around her own house and ordered her to get him a beer.
   
• French made the victim drive him to an ATM, cutting off the GPS bracelet along the way and throwing it out the window.  He forced her to take out $60.
   
• When they got back to the home, he raped the woman again.  He fell asleep with his arm around her so she could not get away.
   
• When French went to the bathroom, the victim screamed until a neighbor heard her and called 911.
   

French was recently released from prison after serving eight years for aggravated rape. He was required to wear a GPS ankle bracelet after he allegedly violated his probation.

Police said French cut off his GPS bracelet at approximately 11:25pm, alerting probation officials that it had been removed.

His victim was taken to the hospital and released.

"This is a terribly disturbing case," District Attorney Gerry Leone said in a press release. "We allege that the defendant's chilling actions occurred only weeks after he was released from prison for a 2001 rape conviction and just days after he was placed on GPS monitoring by the Probation Department for a probation violation."

He was arraigned on charges of aggravated rape kidnapping, assault and battery, unarmed robbery, threats to commit a crime, kidnapping and for removing the GPS monitoring unit.

He is due at a probation hearing on Tueday.

French is also due back in court on Thursday for a dangerousness hearing.