Suspected Boston serial rapist Matthew Nilo left the Suffolk Superior Court hand-in-hand with his fiancé after pre-trail hearings where attorneys discussed sharing evidence in the case.
Nilo has pleaded not guilty to seven charges including aggravated rape, kidnapping, indecent assault with intent to rape and assault for an alleged string of attacks that took place in 2007 and 2008.
His fiancé, Laura Griffin, sat next to him throughout the hearing after she posted $500,000 of his $5 million bail earlier this year.
Tuesday’s hearing included sharing notices of discovery, the process of sharing evidence during the pretrial phase of the case, reported WCVB.
Attorneys discussed whether identifying information about individuals mentioned in case documents should be redacted before copies are provided to the defendant.
Matthew Nilo left the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston holding hands with his fiancé Laura Griffin on Tuesday
Griffin posted $500,000 of his $5 million bail earlier this year after he pleaded not guilty to seven charges include rape and kidnapping
Nilo stands up at the podium during the hearing. Attorneys discussed whether identifying information about individuals mentioned in case documents should be redacted
Nilo donned a grey suit with a blue shirt and tie while Griffin is seen wearing a white turtle neck, plaid pants and a brown coat and heels.
The New Jersey attorney was originally accused of sexually assaulting four women in the Charlestown, Massachusetts, neighborhood before adding additional charges.
Prosecutors alleged that Nilo, a Boston native, attacked four women in the North End in 2007 and 2008 — including two attacks on the same woman just 11 days apart. He was later connected to four more attacks.
One attack on January 14, 2008, occurred during the middle of a snowstorm, WCVB reported, while another took place on July 4, 2008.
Nilo donned a grey suit with a blue shirt and tie while Griffin is seen wearing a white turtle neck, plaid pants and a brown coat and heels
Nilo has pleaded not guilty to seven charges including aggravated rape, kidnapping, indecent assault with intent to rape and assault
Joseph Cataldo, Nilo’s lawyer, has previously said his client plans to fight all of the charges and intends to challenge the constitutionality of the evidence collected by police
The string of assaults left the neighborhood on edge at the time, as police warned women to be vigilant and even carry rape whistles.
Authorities believed the rapes were connected, and released a composite sketch of the suspect, which appears to bear a resemblance to Nilo at the time.
He was about 19 to 20 years old at the time. He was working as a cyber claims lawyer with the Cowbell insurance firm when police arrested him on May 30.
Authorities arrested Nilo in an FBI sting in which he was lured out of the luxury harbor side apartment he shared with his fiancé with the claim that a package had been delivered that was too big to fit in the swanky facility’s lockers.
Law enforcement claimed to have linked Nilo to the four assaults in Charlestown with DNA evidence identified through the genealogy database 23 and Me, to which family members had voluntarily submitted samples.
Nilo is seen partying with friends during his days at a Boston private school in 2007
Authorities believed the historic rape cases were connected and released a composite sketch of the suspect
After Griffin paid $500,000 towards his bail, Nilo was fitted for a GPS tracker and was released on the condition he surrender his passport, have no contact with the victims or witnesses and stay at least 1,000 feet away from Terminal Street.
His lawyer, Joseph Cataldo, has previously said his client plans to fight all of the charges and intends to challenge the constitutionality of the evidence collected by police.
‘Mr. Nilo denies all the allegations including the latest charges,’ Cataldo said in a statement. ‘You can expect both a legal and a factual challenge to the government’s case.’
Nilo’s first alleged victim, Lori Pinkham, spoke exclusively to .com and shared her story.
Pinkham admitted she had lost hope that her attacker would ever be caught and said she was, ‘in disbelief and awe’ when police came to her home and told her they had identified him.
‘He’s a very evil person and he used weapons and force to violently kidnap and rape multiple women,’ she said.
Pinkham could not get into the details of her own assault, she said, but is prepared to testify against Nilo.