Commonwealth v. John Doe – Barnstable Superior Court

8 INDICTMENTS FOR AGGRAVATED RAPE OF A CHILD, CARRYING LIFE SENTENCE, DISMISSED AT TRIAL.

Our client was charged with eight (8) counts of Aggravated Statutory Rape of a Child (G.L. c. 265, §23A) and two (2) counts of Indecent Assault & Battery on a child. Attorney Patrick J. Noonan spent years preparing the case for trial. One week before the trial, the Commonwealth dropped all charges. If convicted, the client was facing a life sentence.