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Sex offender Wayne Chapman is seen as he wheeled into court before a hearing, Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Salem Superior Court in Salem, Mass. He will not be getting out of jail. (Photo by Lisa Poole) / OUTTAKe 0419

Serial rapist to go free after decades behind bars in Massachusetts

His wife died in the Santa Fe school shooting. The world's sympathy may keep him alive.

This November 2015 photo released Monday, May 21, 2018, by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows cannons from the 300-year-old shipwreck of the Spanish galleon San Jose on the floor of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. New details about the discovery were released Monday with permission from the agencies involved in the search, including the Colombian government. Experts believe the ship's treasure is worth billions of dollars today. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via AP)

A Woods Hole vehicle helped find a shipwreck with $17 billion in treasure

Milton, MA--5/12/2016--A turkey dinner lunch is served at Milton High School, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
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Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay down Maine school district's lunch debts May 22, 2018 | 10:50 PM

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2018, file photo, shows Samuel Shaffer during a court hearing in Cedar City, Utah. Shaffer, a self-styled Utah prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday will serve at least 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges. (James Dobson/The Spectrum via AP, Pool)

Self-styled prophet sentenced in Utah child-rape case May 22, 2018 | 10:16 PM

FILE - This August 2011 file photo shows Half Dome and Yosemite Valley in a view from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions. The National Park Service said the accident occurred Monday, May 21, 2018. NPS spokeswoman Jamie Richards said the man and a companion were scaling the steepest part of the trail where rangers recently installed cables to help hikers get to the top of the 8,800-foot rock face. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone, File)

Hiker dies after falling from Yosemite's Half Dome trail May 22, 2018 | 9:56 PM

Michael Rotondo, left, sits during an eviction proceeding in Syracuse, N.Y., brought by his parents, Mark and Christina, of Camillus. The two parents confer with their lawyer, Anthony Adorante, in the court gallery behind. Rotondo told the judge Tuesday, May 22, 2018, he knows his parents want him out of their Camillus home, near Syracuse. But he argued he’s entitled to six months more time. (Douglass Dowty /The Syracuse Newspapers via AP)

Parents go to court to boot 30-year-old son from home May 22, 2018 | 9:50 PM

The Latest: Trump addresses anti-abortion rights activists May 22, 2018 | 8:16 PM

AP Explains: Congress moves to roll back Dodd-Frank law May 22, 2018 | 8:02 PM

Congress moves to dismantle key post-crisis bank rules May 22, 2018 | 7:57 PM

House Republicans divided as Ryan struggles to keep clout May 22, 2018 | 7:39 PM

Man arrested for allegedly pulling gun while drunk driving on I-95 in Woburn May 22, 2018 | 7:25 PM

FILE - This 2007 booking file photo provided by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department shows Sidney Kilmartin, formerly of Windham, Maine. Kilmartin was convicted on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in federal court in Bangor of mailing cyanide to a suicidal man in England, leading to his death. (Cumberland County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)

Maine man sentenced to 25 years for mailing fatal dose of cyanide May 22, 2018 | 6:16 PM

Samuel Phillips Hall at Phillips Academy in Andover.

Firm finds sexual misconduct by former Phillips Academy teacher May 22, 2018 | 6:05 PM

Boston, MA. 12/23/14, A view of the new building and walkway to the older buildings on the campus. A tour of the new UMass Boston science building. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

UMass Boston's chancellor search suddenly collapsed and now everyone is pointing fingers May 22, 2018 | 6:02 PM

Message in a bottle from Ipswich Bay washes ashore in Canada 18 years later May 22, 2018 | 5:46 PM

AG: New Hampshire woman stabbed to death, son accused of taking vehicle May 22, 2018 | 5:19 PM

Mnuchin: Treasury investigating possible leaks of Cohen data May 22, 2018 | 5:06 PM

This June 20, 2014 file photo taken by an automatic trail camera provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows an adult female grizzly bear in the Cabinet Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwestern Montana. A government wildlife worker is recovering from a surprise bear attack in the remote Montana mountain range. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field assistant Amber Kornak was attacked from behind while she was working near a stream in the Cabinet Mountains on May 17, 2018. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)

A woman recently landed her dream job researching grizzly bears—and then was mauled by one May 22, 2018 | 4:40 PM

Dems want to scrap tax cut for rich to fund teachers' raises May 22, 2018 | 4:38 PM

Washington lobbyists put on notice over foreign agent law May 22, 2018 | 3:35 PM

APNewsbreak: Pentagon adopts new cellphone restrictions May 22, 2018 | 3:06 PM

Pentagon report: Nukes are central to North Korea strategy May 22, 2018 | 3:05 PM

US and China work on ZTE rescue; Mnuchin denies quid pro quo May 22, 2018 | 2:54 PM

QUINCY MA - 7/14/2016: A view from Quincy side of the a supports for the old demolished Long Island Bridge (David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

A longtime sore spot between Boston and Quincy has flared up in recent weeks May 22, 2018 | 2:46 PM

Lava erupts from a fissure in Kapoho, Hawaii Monday, May 21, 2018. The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island's southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off a chemical reaction. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

14 photos that capture the destructive power of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano May 22, 2018 | 12:51 PM

The Latest: FBI briefing on Russia probe set for Thursday May 22, 2018 | 12:40 PM

Navarro clashes with State Department over UAE airline deal May 22, 2018 | 12:19 PM

The Latest: Trump resumes feud with Pelosi over 'animals' May 22, 2018 | 12:07 PM

DHS secretary says she's unaware Russia wanted Trump to win May 22, 2018 | 10:59 AM

The shed stolen from a property in Lebanon, Maine.

3 men in Maine allegedly tried to steal a shed by dragging it behind their pickup truck May 22, 2018 | 10:25 AM

The Latest: Pompeo says NK could benefit from US investment May 22, 2018 | 10:22 AM

The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants May 22, 2018 | 10:00 AM