15-05-2025
Western Mass. man sentenced to prison for raping a woman
A Housatonic man convicted of raping a woman in 2018 was sentenced to prison on Wednesday, Berkshire County District Attorney Timothy Shugrue's office said.
In Berkshire Superior Court, Timothy Formel, 35, was sentenced to four to five years in State Prison, Shugrue's office said in a statement. A jury found Formel guilty on May 9.
Early on May 26, 2018, Formel raped a woman in New Marlborough, a previous statement read.
The woman testified against Formel in court, which Shugrue commended for her bravery.
The case was investigated by the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit assigned to the district attorney's office.
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