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Rinnyers Pena Convicted of Rape in Boston, Faces Life Sentence

The case turned after he walked away from a plea deal that would have resolved three cases at once.

Overview

  • Jurors found Rinnyers Pena guilty last week of two rapes, two counts of secretly photographing a nude person, strangulation, and drugging for sex in cases brought by indictments in 2021 and 2025.
  • He was acquitted of kidnapping, two counts of assault and battery on a household member, and a third count of photographing an unsuspecting nude person.
  • Sentencing in Suffolk Superior Court is pending, and the rape convictions carry a possible life term under Massachusetts law.
  • A separate charge accusing him of disinterring Alenny Matos’ body remains active, with investigators citing surveillance video, phone location data, and interviews that placed him with her after she was last seen.
  • The trials followed his April decision to abandon a three-case plea deal that, according to WCVB, would have led to release on June 8 after five years in prison and five years of probation.