Commonwealth v. Domino

Having twice been convicted of rape of a child, the defendant is a sex offender subject to the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act, G. L. c. 6, §§ 178C-178P (sex offender registration act or act). Following his release from prison in early 2008, and prior to having been assigned a final classification level by the Sexual Offender Registry Board (SORB), the defendant registered with SORB, listing as his permanent address a relative’s apartment where he in fact did not reside. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to register as a sex…