A former Boston correctional officer has been accused of raping an inmate at a jail in the city this summer.
William Cooper, 37, of Boston was charged with one count of rape of a person in custody and arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on Friday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Cooper was ordered held on a $5,000 bail, and he is due back in court on Oct. 17. Under Massachusetts law, people who are in custody are incapable of consenting to sexual intercourse…