An MBTA bus. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
An MBTA contract bus driver from Revere was arraigned Tuesday on charges of kidnapping, assault to rape and indecent assault and battery on a passenger.
A female rider was on board the 713 bus from Orient Heights to Winthrop on Saturday evening when the driver, Ali Ennab, 45, allegedly attacked her after she missed her stop, according to the Suffolk District Attorney s office.
The woman was the only passenger on board, but the incident was captured by the bus s surveillance system, the district attorney s office said.
Prosecutors said the victim, who does not speak English, was picked up from Orient Heights on April 24 at around 7:20 p.m. She was talking on her phone and missed her stop, then used a translator app to ask the driver to take her back to Orient Heights. Ennab began speaking to her, but he did not return to Orient Heights. Instead, he parked the bus at a stop near the beach in Winthrop.
Updated on April 28, 2021 at 7:09 pm
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An MBTA contract bus driver is facing multiple charges after authorities say he was captured by a surveillance system on board committing a deeply disturbing assault on a woman passenger.
Ali Ennab, 45, of Revere, who is employed by Paul Revere Transportation LLC, was arraigned Tuesday in the East Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court on charges of kidnapping, assault to rape, and indecent assault and battery on a woman who was a passenger on the bus he was operating, District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.