Commonwealth v. Whiting

A grand jury returned eleven indictments against the defendant, each charging him with indecent assault and battery upon a child under the age of fourteen years. See G. L. c. 265, § 13B. Seven children were the complainants. Five of the eleven indictments were severed for trial. At the conclusion of the trial on the five indictments, the defendant was found *105guilty on three. On appeal from those convictions, he argues that the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to ask potential jurors on individual voir dire whether any family member or close personal friend was a victim of…