PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A 72-year-old Dartmouth man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled Berkshire County woman.
Richard St. Louis was found guilty Tuesday of charges including four counts of indecent assault and battery on a person with intellectual disabilities. He was acquitted of one indecent assault and battery charge.
He received five years in prison.
Prosecutors say St. Louis molested the now 24-year-old woman with the problem-solving skills of a 4-year-old child between January 2008 and September 2011 in Hancock where he went to hunt. St. Louis was a friend of the woman's grandfather.
The Berkshire Eagle (http://bit.ly/Y9wmbp ) reports St. Louis took the stand in his own defense and tearfully denied any inappropriate sexual contact. His lawyer said the woman had been manipulated by her mother into lying.
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Information from: The Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle, http://www.berkshireeagle.com
