Overview
- Barry Howze, 55, was arraigned Jan. 5 in Suffolk Superior Court after a Dec. 12 grand jury indictment.
- He faces two counts of rape, indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, assault and battery on a person with a disability, and witness intimidation.
- Prosecutors say the assault occurred late Sept. 13 into Sept. 14 in a curtained emergency-room bay at Boston Medical Center.
- According to the judge’s findings, he entered the bay, crept under the bed, and removed the call button before the alleged assault.
- Court records state he has a schizophrenia diagnosis and was under a Section 12 psychiatric hold; he is due back in court Feb. 26, and prosecutors say he later left the hospital and returned under a false name before being taken into custody.