Worcester Man Guilty of Aggravated Kidnapping, Rape

WORCESTER, MA—A Worcester man has been found guilty of 18 charges including aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, carjacking and armed robbery, part of an hour-long crime spree last year in the city, announced Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

Antonio Damon, 36, Queen Street, was found guilty in Worcester Superior Court of three counts of aggravated rape, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of strangulation or suffocation, two counts of armed robbery, one count of aggravated kidnapping, kidnaping, assault with intent to rape and other charges.

Damon faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison on the aggravated kidnapping charge. Judge Richard T. Tucker scheduled sentencing for Nov. 17.

According to the DA, Damon, armed with what was believed to be a knife, entered an office at 340 Main St. shortly before 4 p.m. on Aug. 9, 2016, and raped a 27-year-old woman three times. He then left the building and carjacked a woman’s vehicle, strangling, threatening and sexually assaulting her before she was able to free herself from his grip and escape.

He later broke into a business at 5 Denny St. and committed armed robbery before being arrested by police, said the release.

“This was one of the most horrific crimes we have seen,” Early said in a statement. “These victims have had their lives changed forever. This verdict will give them a measure of justice and some degree of closure. I thank these courageous victims for the very difficult job of testifying and re-living their ordeal in front of their attacker.”

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