Framingham Man Pleads Guilty To Rape of Teen at Knifepoint

A Framingham man pled guilty in connection with the sexual assault of a teenager in Framingham in 2013.

Nathan Williams, 20, of Framingham, pled guilty in Woburn Superior Court to charges of rape of a child with force (three counts), subsequent offense, indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 years of age (two counts), kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon and intimidation of a witness.

Middlesex Superior Court Judge Bruce Henry sentenced the defendant to 20 years in state prison and 30 years of probation, to run concurrent with the prison sentence. He must also register with the Sex Offender Registry Board and have no contact with the victim or her family. Another condition of probation is sex offender evaluation and any treatment necessary.

“This attack on a young woman was a frightening assault,” Middlesex District District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a press release. “The defendant is a repeat offender who is being held to account for these terrible, violent actions.”

On the afternoon of April 3, 2013, a 15-year-old victim had just exited a school bus and was walking on a residential street when a man approached her. He forced her at knifepoint toward a wooded area where he assaulted her and then threatened her, demanding she stay in the woods for 15 minutes and tell no one what had occurred.

After the assault was reported to police, the victim was transported to a local hospital and a police investigation was begun.

Based on a description of the attacker and a DNA sample, Framingham Police arrested Nathan Williams on April 8, 2013. Police later found the clothing the teenage victim reported he was wearing and recovered a knife.