Victor Pena, Accused Boston Kidnapper, Rapist To Be Arraigned

BOSTON, MA —The man who is accused of abducting a woman from a Boston bar earlier this year - a story that made headlines across the nation - is set to appear in Suffolk Superior Court Wednesday to be arraigned in connection with kidnapping and rape charges.

Victor Pena, 38, faces one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape. Authorities said he held the 23-year-old woman against her will and sexually assaulted her at his Walford Way home in January.

Pena underwent a mental competency evaluation following his arrest in January. His attorney told reporters earlier this month at Charlestown District Court that he likely would be fit to stand trial. Pena's brother described his brother as mentally slow.

Pena was ordered held without bail and was taken to the Nashua Street Jail after his pretrial court appearance earlier this month.

The woman went missing in January, setting off a three-day search that ended when she was found alive in Pena's Charlestown apartment. She told police she had been held against her will and that Pena had taken her cell phone from her.

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