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Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 6, 2026 · SJC 13880

Commonwealth v. Goncalves

What it’s about

The defendant, Clerence H. Goncalves, surreptitiously photographed a sexual encounter between himself and the victim using a camera installed in his living room and later sent a photograph of the encounter to the victim. A jury convicted the defendant of two offenses: photographing an unsuspecting nude person, in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 105 (b), first par., and disseminating the resulting photograph, in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 105 (c), first par. The defendant challenges both convictions on appeal.

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