Commonwealth v. Romero

Agnes, Peter W., J.

INTRODUCTION

The defendant, Victor Romero, is charged by indictment with four offenses in five separate counts (Rape of a Child in violation of G.L.c. 265, §23 [count 1], Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child under the Age of Fourteen in violation of G.L.c. 265, §13B [counts 2 and 3], Dissemination of Matter Harmful to Minors in violation of G.L.c. 272, §28 [count 4], and Possession of Child Pornography in violation of G.L.c. 272, §29C [count five]). The defendant has filed a pretrial motion to dismiss counts 4 and 5 of the indictment on several grounds. According to the…