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N.H. man gets up to 34 years for sexually assaulting unhoused women at Mass. and Cass
Maxwell Newman, 25, was sentenced to 28 to 34 years in prison followed by five years of probation.
A New Hampshire man will serve up to 34 years in state prison after being convicted last month of sexually assaulting three homeless women between April and June of 2023, officials said.
Maxwell Newman, 25, of Newton, was convicted May 16 of four counts of rape, three counts of assault and battery, two counts of assault to rape, and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to a statement from the Sufflok County District Attorney’s office.
Judge Debra Squires-Lee sentenced Newman to 28 to 34 years in prison followed by five years of probation. She noted Newman’s “repeated acts of violence, deliberate targeting of vulnerable women and degrading treatment” of the women.
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On three separate occasions, Newman drove to Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard — also called Mass. and Cass, known for being the epicenter of the overlapping crises of addiction, homelessness, and mental health in the city — and took women to hidden areas to assault them, according to the office.
On June 12, 2023, two fishermen observed Newman sexually assaulting a woman, who had visible injuries on her face, according to the statement.
Detectives used Newman’s car dash camera, cellphone, and other video footage to confirm his interactions with the women. Detectives also found DNA samples from the three women that they linked to Newman.
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“Maxwell Newman set out to terrorize some of the most vulnerable individuals in our society and he did exactly that, including assaulting two victims in the same day,” said District Attorney Kevin Hayden in the statement.
“I’m proud of the investigators, prosecutors and victim witness advocates who helped secure a measure of justice for these women, and I’m grateful that the jurors held this man accountable for his cruel actions.”
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