Overview:
Christopher C. Mundell, 39, of Athol, was found guilty of 16 crimes, including six counts of assault and battery on a family or household member, two counts of threatening to commit a crime, and single counts of suffocation, kidnapping, indecent assault and battery, assault with intent to commit rape, intimidation of a witness, breaking and entering during the daytime with the intent to commit a felony, vandalism and wanton destruction of property.
GREENFIELD – An Athol man has been found guilty by a Franklin County Superior Court jury following a two-day trial and three days of deliberations, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
The jury on Monday convicted Christopher C. Mundell, 39, of 16 crimes, including six counts of assault and battery on a family or household member; two counts of threatening to commit a crime; and single counts of suffocation, kidnapping, indecent assault and battery, assault with intent to commit rape, intimidation of a witness, breaking and entering during the daytime with the intent to commit a felony, vandalism and wanton destruction of property.
He was acquitted on one count of indecent assault and battery and one count of withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding.
At the time of the crimes, Mundell was on probation related to a 2010 conviction on charges related to raping a 2½-year-old girl left in his care in May 2009 before using a steak knife to slash her thigh and then lighting her blanket on fire. Mundell had been sentenced to 11 to 13 years in state prison on that case and was released in 2021.
In December 2024, based on his commission of these new crimes, Mundell was found in violation of his probation and sentenced to 2.5 years in the House of Correction.
Sentencing for the Monday conviction is scheduled for Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. in Franklin County Superior Court.
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Covington praised the survivor’s strength, stating, “The survivor in this case showed tremendous courage by coming forward and testifying against Mr. Mundell in three separate proceedings. The case was particularly egregious. We would also like to thank Detective Sergeant Doug Kaczmarczyk from the Athol Police Department for his thorough investigation, which played a crucial role in securing these convictions.
The convictions stem from a series of domestic violence and sexual assault offenses committed against Mundell’s former girlfriend in Montague and Athol between 2021 and 2022, according to the DA’s office. Evidence presented at trial also showed that Mundell threatened to kill the victim’s pets.
Assistant District Attorneys Andrew Covington and Jillian Parent prosecuted the case with Victim Witness Advocate Kim Devine working with the survivor. Mundell was represented by Attorney Austin Andenmatten from Woburn. The case was tried before Judge Jeremy Bucci.