Commonwealth v. Kaeppeler

After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, David J. Kaeppeler, was convicted of rape, G. L. c. 265, § 22 (b)\ drugging for sexual intercourse, G. L. c. 272, § 3; and drugging to confine, G. L. c. 265, § 26B.1 The convictions were based on events that occurred during a party at the defendant’s home in the *397early morning hours of May 21, 2010. Two of the guests became seriously ill after ingesting tequila supplied by the defendant. After learning that the defendant might also be ill, the police entered the defendant’s home to perform a well-being check under the “emergency aid”…