A former MBTA Transit Police officer was convicted of three counts of rape on Friday for sexually assaulting two women while he was on duty in July 2012. Shawn McCarthy, 50, raped the two women after taking them from a joyride in his cruiser from near the Aquarium T station to an area near the Museum of Science, officials said….

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A former MBTA Transit Police officer was convicted of three counts of rape on Friday for sexually assaulting two women while he was on duty in July 2012.

Shawn McCarthy, 50, raped the two women after taking them from a joyride in his cruiser from near the Aquarium T station to an area near the Museum of Science, officials said.

“This officer abused his position, violated his department protocols, and, worst of all by far, subjected two young women to sexual assaults that went unacted upon for many years,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement. “But thanks to the victims ultimately coming forward, and the diligent work of investigators, justice in this case was sought and, with today’s verdict, delivered.”