Commonwealth v. Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell, Inc.

In January, 1992, a Middlesex County grand jury returned several indictments against one Brett Cobb charging rape of a child. In April, 1992, Cobb filed a motion for exculpatory evidence and treatment records pertaining to the alleged victim. The motion provided: “The defendant. . . moves this Honorable Court to order the Commonwealth to provide him with dates and locations and names of treating physicians, psychologists and/or counselors of the alleged victim in order that treatment records may be obtained. . . . Disclosure of such information is essential such that treatment records may be…