Crime & Safety
MA's Recently-Captured 'Bad Breath Rapist' Held Without Bail: Reports
Nearly two decades after "Bad Breath Rapist" Tuen Lee was found guilty of raping a coworker at knifepoint, he is facing the justice system.
QUINCY, MA — Massachusetts' recently-captured but long-ago-convicted 'Bad Breath Rapist' was held without bail in court Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Nearly two decades after Tuen Lee — identified by his DNA and horrible breath — was found guilty of raping a coworker at knifepoint in Quincy, he was captured by a fugitive team May 28, state police previously announced.
During Wednesday's hearing, "the defense did not attempt to argue for his release, and Lee could often be seen shaking his head as a Cantonese interpreter translated the proceedings for him," according to MassLive, which was in the courtroom.
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Lee faced trial following the Feb. 2005 home invasion and rape in Quincy. But by the time the jury returned their verdict of guilty on all charges — four counts of aggravated rape, one count of kidnapping, one count of assault with intent to rape, one count of indecent assault and battery and one count of assault and battery, according to NBC10 Boston — Lee had already left the state.
"For years, the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section Metro Team and Quincy PD detectives put hundreds of hours into attempting to locate Lee," Massachusetts State Police said. "After multiple media campaigns, including several appearances on America's Most Wanted, investigators in early 2024 caught the break they needed in a case that seemed to have gone cold."
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After receiving new information that "broke the case wide open," including images of Lee on social media, police said they set up surveillance on May 28 at a multi-million dollar Diablo, California home owned by a female flower shop owner.
After watching a man and a woman leave the home and get in a car, police conducted a traffic stop on the car. Lee initially provided a fake name but eventually "confessed when pressed about his true identity," which was confirmed by fingerprints, police said.
"His female companion, after 15 years of being together in California, never knew who he really was," according to police.
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