Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Spinney
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided April 17, 2001No. 0077CR098385PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Agnes, A.J.
BACKGROUND
The defendant Donald Spinney is charged in an indictment with sexual assaults against his two stepdaughters on divers dates and at divers times between 1977 and 1987. The alleged victims are now 30 and 31 years old, respectively. The defendant is married to Sandra Spinney, the biological mother of the two alleged victims. The defendant reportedly lived with her, his step-daughters, and other siblings in Salisbury, Massachusetts during the times in question.
The abuse of Dawn Spinney is alleged to have occurred between 1977 and 1987, while she was between the ages of 8 and…
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