Commonwealth v. Ryder

After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of aggravated rape of a child, of rape of a child by force, and on four indictments charging indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen.2 On appeal he contends the judge admitted improper first complaint evidence, gave defective first complaint instructions, and wrongly permitted the prosecutor to read aloud from the victim's hospital records. We affirm.

Discussion. 1. First complaint evidence. The defendant argues that the judge erroneously allowed Detective Michael Donovan, who investigated Estelle's3 allegations that the defendant…