A convicted child rapist has been freed from jail after his cellmate died from coronavirus. Glenn Christie, 54, was serving time at the Massachusetts Treatment Centre in Bridgewater, USA, after he repeatedly raped a 12-year-old boy.
The Massachusetts man, who suffers from kidney disease and is being tested for cancer, had already completed a prison sentence for the crime but was in custody for violating the terms of his 10-year probation period.
He had been convicted of child rape and indecent assault on a child under 14, but was released on compassionate grounds on Friday by Superior Court Judge Heidi Brieger, the outlet WBUR reports.