Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court April 10, 1998 (In re Grand Jury Investigation)

Wilkins, C.J.

A grand jury in Berkshire County is investigating the apparent rape of a twenty-one year old woman who is profoundly retarded and autistic. The woman, who lives with her parents and brother, cannot talk and requires twenty-four *222hour supervision. In the fall of 1996, a physician determined that the woman was pregnant.