Commonwealth v. Roe

The defendant, Joshua W. Roe, appeals from his conviction by a Superior Court jury on January 8, 2015, of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13B. The defendant raises four arguments in this appeal: (1) that the inadvertent disclosure of the defendant’s alleged prior sexual assault unduly prejudiced the defendant; (2) that the judge abused his discretion by allowing the victim’s father to testify about the defendant’s possible sexual interests; (3) that the judge erred in denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment; and (4) that…