Problem: A woman entered a bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in March 1983, in order to purchase cigarettes. As she started to leave, she was knocked to the ground by two men who tore off her clothing, and for the next 75 minutes she was forced to commit various sexual acts, which she resisted. The victim cried for help, but the 16 men in the bar yelled, laughed, and cheered. No one came to her assistance. Were all 15 male customers and the male bartender accomplices to the sexual attack? Various procedural issues are discussed in Commonwealth v. Cordeiro,
519 N.E.2d 1328 (Mass. 1988), and Commonwealth v.
Vieira, 519 N.E.2d 1320 (Mass. 1988).