BOSTON, June 25, 2014—A livery driver was held on high bail today after his arrest by Boston Police detectives for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and taking her property while she was in his vehicle, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

HASHI K. SAID (D.O.B. 2/3/74), a.k.a. SAID SAID, was arraigned today in South Boston Municipal Court on charges of aggravated rape, indecent assault and battery, assault and battery, unarmed robbery, receiving a stolen credit card, and improper use of a credit card.

Assistant District Attorney William Champlin recommended that he be held on $50,000 cash bail and that he be ordered to surrender his passport, wear a GPS monitor, stay out of Boston, refrain from all livery activity, and have no contact with the victim or any witnesses if he posts that amount. Judge Michael Bolden imposed $35,000 bail and the passport and GPS orders. He also placed Said on house arrest if he posts bail.

Bolden also granted a protective order sought by Champlin that will keep the victim’s name and personal information out of the public record.

Investigators believe the victim, who is in her 20s, flagged down Said’s 2010 Grand Caravan with livery plates in the area of 270 Northern Ave. in South Boston. Said allegedly took her to a nearby but deserted location, where investigators believe he got in the rear of the vehicle, sexually assaulted her, and took property that included her iPhone, credit cards, and cash.

Said allegedly transported the victim to a location on State Street, where the victim reported the incident to Boston Police. During the investigation that followed, Boston Police Sexual Assault Unit detectives learned that the victim’s credit cards had been used to make several purchases – including purchases at a Quincy gas station and a pharmacy in Dorchester near the Quincy border.

Detectives obtained store surveillance images associated with those purchases and conducted further interviews with the victim and other witnesses. Based on the totality of evidence available to them, Boston Police arrested Said last night.

While the victims of any crime, including sexual assault, are urged to call 911 in an emergency, survivors of sexual violence in Suffolk County may also call the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s 24-hour hotline at 800-841-8371.  The BARCC provides legal assistance, counseling, and other services to the victims of rape and sexual assault.

Said was represented by attorney Allan Levin. He will return to court on July 22.

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