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Judge Denies Motion To Reduce Harwich Man’s Bail
Barry D. Viprino
BARNSTABLE – A motion to reduce bail for a Harwich man indicted on numerous rape and weapons charges was denied in Barnstable Superior Court last month.
Barry D. Viprino, 43, was arraigned on and pleaded not guilty to 46 charges in March 2024. Those include one count of aggravated rape, 19 counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, one count of kidnapping, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of witness intimidation, one count of possessing a large-capacity firearm, and 15 counts of possessing a large-capacity feeding device for a firearm.
The charges stem from alleged offenses involving a total of seven victims dating back to July 2023. Viprino initially pleaded not guilty in November 2023 in Orleans District Court on 11 counts of rape and one additional count each of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over and possession of a large capacity firearm related to alleged incidents with three of the seven victims. He was arraigned again in March 2024 on additional charges after four more victims brought allegations against him.
Viprino pleaded not guilty to all charges during his March 2024 arraignment. His bail was set at $200,000, the same amount initially set when he was first arraigned. That bail has not yet been posted.
On April 11, Viprino’s attorney, Matthew Bober, filed a motion in superior court to have his client’s bail reduced to $15,000. Viprino would still need to stay 200 yards away from and have no contact with the alleged victims, surrender his weapons and passport and not leave Massachusetts if he were to be released, Bober recommended in his motion.
In the motion, Bober argued that Viprino has been held in custody while “substantial discovery” including DNA, police reports and relative phone and medical records have yet to be produced by the prosecution.
“It is 18 months into this case and the Commonwealth has not provided this crucial information necessary for the defendant to process and mount a defense to these allegations,” he wrote. Bober also argued for Viprino to be able to attend his late grandmother’s funeral.
But the motion was denied by Superior Court Judge Michael Cahillane after a hearing on the motion April 25, according to court records.
Viprino is next due to appear in Superior Court for a compliance hearing on June 3.
Email Ryan Bray at ryan@capecodchronicle.com
Barry D. Viprino, 43, was arraigned on and pleaded not guilty to 46 charges in March 2024. Those include one count of aggravated rape, 19 counts of rape, five counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, one count of kidnapping, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, two counts of witness intimidation, one count of possessing a large-capacity firearm, and 15 counts of possessing a large-capacity feeding device for a firearm.
The charges stem from alleged offenses involving a total of seven victims dating back to July 2023. Viprino initially pleaded not guilty in November 2023 in Orleans District Court on 11 counts of rape and one additional count each of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over and possession of a large capacity firearm related to alleged incidents with three of the seven victims. He was arraigned again in March 2024 on additional charges after four more victims brought allegations against him.
Viprino pleaded not guilty to all charges during his March 2024 arraignment. His bail was set at $200,000, the same amount initially set when he was first arraigned. That bail has not yet been posted.
On April 11, Viprino’s attorney, Matthew Bober, filed a motion in superior court to have his client’s bail reduced to $15,000. Viprino would still need to stay 200 yards away from and have no contact with the alleged victims, surrender his weapons and passport and not leave Massachusetts if he were to be released, Bober recommended in his motion.
In the motion, Bober argued that Viprino has been held in custody while “substantial discovery” including DNA, police reports and relative phone and medical records have yet to be produced by the prosecution.
“It is 18 months into this case and the Commonwealth has not provided this crucial information necessary for the defendant to process and mount a defense to these allegations,” he wrote. Bober also argued for Viprino to be able to attend his late grandmother’s funeral.
But the motion was denied by Superior Court Judge Michael Cahillane after a hearing on the motion April 25, according to court records.
Viprino is next due to appear in Superior Court for a compliance hearing on June 3.
Email Ryan Bray at ryan@capecodchronicle.com
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