LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) - In a story May 22 about a convicted rapist being set free, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he had been determined to be not sexually dangerous by the State Department of Corrections. Brendan Moss, a spokesman for Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, said the determination was made by an independent evaluator picked by the courts.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Serial rapist to go free after decades behind bars
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A serial child rapist will walk free for the first time in decades this week from a Massachusetts prison
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) - A serial child rapist will walk free for the first time in decades this week from a Massachusetts prison.
WHDH-TV reports Wayne Chapman was determined not sexually dangerous by an independent evaluator on Tuesday, and is set to be released from Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Shirley any time.
Chapman was convicted in 1976 for raping two boys in Lawrence and admittedly raping dozens more. He was sentenced and served 30 years of prison, and was then committed civilly as a sexual predator.
Lawrence police say they’ve released many calls from residents concerned about his pending release. An attorney for Chapman could not be immediately identified.
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