Commonwealth v. Bougas

The defendant, Paul Bougas, is charged with two indictments alleging that, on various dates between November 18, 1982 and November 18, 1988, he indecently assaulted and assaulted with the intent to rape a child under the age of 16. The defendant now seeks this Court’s approval under Stage One in Commonwealth v. Bishop, 416 Mass. 169, 181 (1993), to subpoena potentially privileged records of the alleged victim from Emerson Hospital, Dr. Nancy Hendrie, Carlisle Pediatrics, Bedford High School, and Psychiatrist Barbara Wissner. The Commonwealth asks this Court to deny such approval.

The Standard…