Convictions for videotaped rape upheld

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed defendant’s convictions for “four counts of rape, photographing an unsuspecting person in the nude, assault and battery on a family or household member, and threats to commit a crime.” He raped and battered his wife multiple times and filmed himself doing so on at least one occasion. It is concluded that “contrary to … defendant’s assertion … the judge appropriately balanced the probative weight of the evidence with the risk of unfair prejudice.”