Convicted rapist charged with South End attacks, rape

Ronald Brown, 52, was held without bail today on charges he entered a South End apartment early Tuesday, tied up two women and raped one of them.

Brown's fitness for bail will be evaluated at a dangerousness hearing on Friday, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Brown, who also goes by Ronday Villy and Rodney Ville, was convicted on two counts of aggravated rape in 1986, according to the state Sexual Offenders Registry Board.

His most recently registered address was the Pine Street Inn.

The DA's office provided this account:

According to prosecutors, an assailant gained access to a Clarendon Street apartment at approximately 3:45 a.m. yesterday. He bound, threatened, and assaulted both of them. The man left with the victims’ cell phones and other electronics and belongings after forcing the victims to provide passcodes for each device.

Boston Police detectives were provided a description of the attacker, who wore distinctive camouflage pants. They additionally recovered a medication bottle bearing Brown’s name at the scene.

Boston Police detectives assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit spoke with staff at the Pine Street Inn who reported seeing Brown in the hours after the assault wearing the same distinctive clothing as described by the victim.

When approached at the shelter by arresting officers, Brown was carrying a purple backpack. Officers searched the backpack and discovered several items inside, including cell phones, a camera containing the victims’ photos, and papers with the victims’ device logon information, prosecutors said.

Innocent, etc.