A former central Massachusetts police officer has been convicted of raping a woman he had offered to give a ride home at his second trial in the case.

A Worcester Superior Court jury on Thursday convicted 39-year-old Jason Briddon of rape and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the May 2007 sexual assault in Worcester.

Briddon, a former part-time officer in Rutland, is already serving prison time for a separate rape conviction.

Prosecutors say he offered the then-27-year-old woman a ride home from a bar but instead took her to another building and raped her.

His defense lawyer said there was no physical evidence in the case and told The Telegram & Gazette ( http://bit.ly/LC99dc) there will be an appeal.

The victim said she felt “vindicated.’’

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Information from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.), http://www.telegram.com