Commonwealth v. Aspen

A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of one count of rape of a child under sixteen, six counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault and battery, and one count of assault and battery. The victim is the defendant’s stepdaughter.

On appeal, the defendant claims that the judge committed error during the jury selection process. He also contends that the judge erred by allowing in evidence (1) fresh complaint testimony and (2) testimony that the defendant might also have been sexually abusing the victim’s younger sister. '

1. Facts. We summarize the facts the jury could have found,…