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Marcos Colono of Cambridge Indicted in Home Invasion

By Altman & Altman

Marcos Colono, a 32-year-old Cambridge man, was indicted Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court on two counts of rape of a child by force, two counts of home invasion, armed assault with intent to murder, and other charges. Prosecutors claim that Colono raped an 11-year-old boy and stabbed his father during a home invasion. His Superior Court arraignment date has not been set. Rape of a child by force is punishable by up to life in state prison, and there is a 10-year mandatory minimum if a defendant was armed with a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon at the time of the offense. Rape will be ?rape of a child by force? when the victim was under the age of 16. That age element is the only difference between the two crimes. The punishment for a home invasion conviction can be between 20 years and life in state prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on November 05, 2010 (boomark / email).