Lynn men indicted on drug, rape charges

SALEM – Two Lynn men were indicted last week by an Essex County Grand Jury on separate cases involving child rape and narcotic crimes.Jose J. Minaya, 45, of 761 Summer St., is charged with rape of a child with force and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14.The allegations arise out of an incident on Nov. 28 when he allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl.Minaya, who works at General Electric, was arrested following a police investigation. Bail of $5,000 was set during his arraignment in Lynn District Court, where he pleaded innocent. If bail is posted, District Court Judge Albert Conlon ordered that Minaya stay away from his accuser, have no contact with her and abide by any restraining order.A conviction on the rape of a child carries a potential life sentence and indecent assault and battery on a child each carry up to 10 years in state prison.Sean M. Driscoll, 42, of 76 Verona St., is charged with possession of Hydrocodone with the intent to distribute, subsequent offense, possession with the intent to distribute Hydromorphine with the intent to distribute, subsequent offense, possession with the intent to distribute amphetamine, subsequent offense, possession with the intent to distribute Methylphenidate, subsequent offense, and breaking and entering in the nighttime, larceny in a building, larceny of property over $250.On Oct. 30 Driscoll is alleged to have burglarized Connolly’s Pharmacy, located at 44 Bay Road in Hamilton, where he allegedly stole a number of prescription drugs.Lynn Police arrested Driscoll at a third-floor apartment at South Street Court, where they found him sitting in a recliner surrounded by hundreds of stolen prescription drugs and pill bottles labeled Connolly’s Pharmacy.Police then searched his red Cadillac and reportedly found two, two-way hand-held walkie talkies and a police scanner.Indictments are not an indication of guilt, rather it is a legal process that allows a case to be transferred from District Court to Superior Court, allowing for a more serious penalty.