Domestic Assault and Battery Dangerous Weapon to be Dismissed, Rape Charge Dismissed

On February 8, 2015 Waltham, Massachusetts police officers and a local ambulance service responded to a call on a domestic assault and battery case. The police arrived to meet with an independent witness, also the 911 caller who watched a man identified as the defendant beat and drag a female in a parking lot. The officers spoke with the victim who stated that she and the defendant had dated but were no longer in a relationship. That they went out for dinner and drinks after which the defendant began to sexually assault her in a car. When she resisted he punched her in the face several times. The victim was taken to the hospital where she complained that the defendant had in fact raped her as well as beating her. The defendant was charged with domestic assault and battery in violation of G.L. c. 265 Section 13M. He was also charged with rape under G.L. c. 265 Section 22 and intimidation of a witness, G.L. c. 268 Section 13B. Today, the rape and intimidate of a witness charges were dismissed. The domestic assault and battery charge was continued without a finding. All charges will be dismissed if the defendant stays out of trouble during the probationary period.

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