A Boston man also accused of disinterring another woman’s body in a trash bag will face time in prison after being convicted of drugging and raping his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day in 2020.
Prosecutors alleged Rinnyers Pena, 47, documented the crimes with photographs on his cellphone.
On Friday, a jury convicted Pena of two charges of rape and photographing an unsuspecting nude person, as well as one count of drugging for sexual intercourse and strangling, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.
Judge James Lang sentenced Pena to 17 to 20 years in state prison, followed by five years of probation, which included GPS monitoring and sex offender registration.
Hayden said Pena is also charged with one count of disinterring a body in connection with the death of Alenny Matos, who was 38 years old.
Matos’ missing person investigation began on January 27, 2020. Her body was discovered in a trash bag about four months later.
On May 9, 2020, a woman walking her dog discovered a body inside a trash bag along Enneking Parkway in Hyde Park.
Due to the body’s advanced condition of decomposition, investigators recognized Matos using dental records. Pena is scheduled to return to court in that matter at a later date.
In connection with Pena’s conviction for drugging and raping his fiancée, Boston police searched his cell phone as part of a missing persons investigation.
Investigators discovered a sequence of images taken on February 14, 2020, that showed Pena with the 21-year-old rape victim at a Norton Street house in Dorchester.
Several of the photographs show the victim naked, unresponsive, or incapacitated on Pena’s bed, according to authorities. Additional photographs show Pena making unwanted physical contact with the victim.
According to Hayden, the investigation found that Pena strangled the deceased while living in a rooming house on Notre Dame Street in Roxbury.
During their connection, Pena gave the victim narcotics with the purpose of incapacitating her and facilitating sexual assault, according to authorities. The sufferer apparently overdosed twice and required emergency medical attention.
A review of Pena’s second cell phone showed further images of an unidentified person in a similarly impaired and vulnerable state.
Hayden stated that the guy has yet to be identified, despite BRIC ID wanted flyers and face recognition analysis.
Pena’s victim addressed him in court on Monday when he was sentenced.
“When I first met Mr. Pena, he was different. He made me believe that he was nice and caring, and for a time, he was,” the victim stated. “But as time went on, he became very isolating and mean and angry, to a point where I felt like every single day was just dark; it was dark every single day.”
Lang praised the victim’s bravery throughout the trial after giving Pena’s punishment.
“I have tremendous admiration for you, and I wish you healing and continued success,” Lang said.
The district attorney described the victim as courageous.
“This victim deserves enormous credit for recounting to jurors an extremely distressing and vulnerable event in her life,” Hayden stated. “Her courageous testimony was instrumental in securing this conviction and sentence.”
If you are a victim of any crime, including domestic or sexual assault, contact 911 immediately.
SafeLink, the statewide domestic violence hotline, can be called at 877-785-2020.
SafeLink is staffed by qualified advocates 24 hours a day, seven days a week in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with TTY available at 877-521-2601.
RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence group, works with over 1,000 local sexual assault service providers around the country. They can be reached at 800-656-4673.
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