For Immediate Release November 9, 2009
Contact: Jessica Venezia 781-897-8325
Malden Man Found Guilty, Sentenced Under Jessica’s Law For Raping, Assaulting Nine Year Old Girl
First Conviction In Middlesex County Under Jessica’s Law
WOBURN –A Malden man has been found guilty and convicted of raping and indecently assaulting a nine-year-old girl, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone’s office informed the public today. This is the first defendant convicted in Middlesex County under the new Jessica’s Law.
Robert Giglio, 47, was found guilty by a Middlesex Superior Court jury of aggravated child rape and indecent assault and battery, subsequent offense on October 26. Giglio is the first defendant in Middlesex County to be convicted under Jessica’s Law, which was enacted just two weeks prior to when the sexual assaults took place. Jessica’s Law created the aggravated child rape statute, which is punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in State Prison. It also changed triggering offenses and increased penalties for subsequent offense of indecent assault and battery to a mandatory minimum of 15 years in State Prison.
Middlesex Superior Court Judge Henry sentenced Giglio to 15- 20 years in State Prison for the indecent assault and battery, subsequent offense, and 10-15 years for the aggravated rape, to run concurrently.
“This defendant has now been found guilty and sentenced to State Prison for his disturbing crimes against this young child,” District Attorney Leone said. “We thank the victim for coming forward and bravely telling the jury what happened to her. Thanks to Jessica’s Law, we were provided with an additional sentencing tool to punish this defendant appropriately for his reprehensible actions against a vulnerable child. We will continue to work with the legislature to pass future reforms to assure accountability and truth in sentencing for other dangerous repeat sex offenders, especially when children are victimized.”
On November 7, 2008, the victim, 9, and her younger sister were visiting the defendant’s family at his home. During the night, the victim was awakened by the defendant touching her. The defendant touched the victim multiple times and only stopped after his youngest child, a baby, began crying in the next room. The victim was able to report to her mother what the defendant did to her during the night.
In 1988, the defendant was convicted of two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years old, making him eligible for conviction under Jessica’s Law.
Giglio was indicted by a Middlesex Superior Court Grand Jury on February 26, 2009 and arraigned on March 6, at which time he was released on personal recognizance with a no contact order.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Michael Chinman. The victim witness advocate was Nicole St. Pierre and the child interview specialist was Margaret Leavitt.
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