Statement of District Attorney Kevin Hayden on the Conviction of Victor Pena

BOSTON, July 26, 2022 — ”I want to thank the prosecutors on this case, Ian Polumbaum and Jessica Frattaroli, and the victim witness advocate, Anne Kelley-McCarthy, for their hard and successful work.

“But it was the survivor in this case who truly rose to the challenge.  Most of us go through life never having to experience an ordeal of terror like this young woman experienced at the hands of Victor Pena.  When the path to justice required her to recount those awful moments, she proved equal to the task. 

“She was brave.  She was articulate.  She was in command of the facts.  She gave the jury the evidence they needed to hold this man accountable for his horrible crimes.

“But we must never assume that this guilty verdict eases, much less erases, the trauma experienced by this survivor.  I’ve worked with many survivors in my career as a prosecutor and I’ve learned that emotional and physical scars may heal, but they never disappear.  We have been here for her and her family since the beginning, and we will continue to be here for them.”

Pena faces sentencing on Monday, August 1, in Suffolk Superior Court.

James Borghesani, Chief of Communications