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The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office obtained a guilty verdict in a violent rape case.
The jury found Dylan Welch, 17, of Pittsfield guilty on single counts of aggravated rape of a child with force and attempted extortion. The jury found Welch not guilty of assault with intent to rape.
The court will sentence Welch at a later date.
Welch raped a 14-year-old girl in a wooded area in Pittsfield on October 14, 2019 and caused the victim to suffer significant bodily injury. The Pittsfield Police investigated the crime.
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The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office indicted and prosecuted Welch as a youthful offender because of the seriousness of the case. The trial began on June 14, and the jury decided on June 24. Judge Joan McMenemy presided over the trial.
District Attorney Andrea Harrington issues the following response to concerns recently raised by some defense attorneys regarding a letter she addressed to Chief Justice Dawley about the treatment of victims and prosecutors in the local courts.
The Women of Color Giving Circle of the Berkshires will host the 19th annual Graduates Recognition Event at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12, in The Common on First Street.