Commonwealth v. Foster F., a juvenile

The juvenile appeals from an adjudication of delinquency by reason of indecent assault and battery, arguing that the judge erroneously allowed in evidence Facebook 1 communications and the entire transcript of the victim’s Sexual Abuse Intervention Network (SAIN) interview. The juvenile also argues that the prosecutor’s improper closing argument warrants reversal. We reverse.

Background. The jury heard the following testimony. On January 28, 2012, the juvenile met the victim and her friends Gwen and Nancy 2 at a park in downtown Plymouth. They met to play a “dating game,” wherein the juvenile…