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Boston Public Garden Sex Assault Suspect Arrested

Police say the man approached a woman Nov. 8 and forcefully brought her through Boston Common into the Public Garden, where he attacked her.

The man who had been wanted in the Boston Public Garden attack on Nov. 8.
The man who had been wanted in the Boston Public Garden attack on Nov. 8. (WBZ-TV)

BOSTON — Police arrested Chelsea resident Francisco Romero and charged him in a recent sex assault in Boston Public Garden.

Romero was arrested around 5 a.m. on Liberty Street in Chelsea by the Boston Police fugitive unit.

Police say Romero approached a woman near Bromfield Street around 2 a.m. on November 8 and forcefully brought her through Boston Common into the Public Garden, where he attacked her.

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