Commonwealth v. Spear

On February 19, 1992, a grand jury returned *584fifteen separate indictments charging the defendant with rape of a child with force in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22A (seven indictments), and indecent assault and battery of a child under fourteen in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13B (eight indictments). Each of the rape indictments was identically worded, as were those charging the defendant with indecent assault and battery.1 The conduct that gave rise to the charges allegedly occurred while the defendant was living with the seven year old complainant, her mother and her two brothers, in an…