A man accused of kidnapping and raping a Fall River woman was ordered held without bail Tuesday at his dangerousness hearing.
Angel Luis Cruz, 38, of Fall River, has been held since his arrest last week. He is charged with kidnapping, assault and aggravated rape.
Police said Cruz grabbed a 58-year-old woman from her front porch July 25 as she was tending to some plants. They said Cruz took the woman to his apartment, where he raped her.
The woman's son testified he saw his mother's abduction and tried to stop it.
The woman helped police find the apartment.
Defense attorney James Powderly said he has serious concerns about the accuracy of those who have identified Cruz as the culprit.
"Most importantly, the victim -- obviously going through a traumatic event -- she had an opportunity to look at Mr. Cruz's photo and said that that wasn't him, that that wasn't the assailant," Powderly said. "That's clearly an issue."
Cruz was arraigned on new charges that he allegedly tried to kidnap a 66-year-old woman in Kennedy Park in March. She was able to fight him off.
Police said they were not able to identify Cruz as the suspect in that case until his arrest last month. He was also ordered held without bail on the new charges.
Cruz is due back in court in September.
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