Commonwealth v. Geoghan

In this case, defendant John Geoghan has been indicted on two charges of rape of a child in violation of G.L.c. 265, §23. Both indictments allege that the defendant committed unnatural sexual intercourse and abuse on Anthony Donovan. The Commonwealth’s theory of prosecution is that the defendant engaged in oral sex with the complainant.1

Now before the Court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictments on the ground that they are time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations.2 The defendant argues that the indictments were untimely as of May 22, 1996. After an evidentiary…