GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — An Athol man will be sentenced in September after being found guilty of sixteen crimes including indecent assault and battery, intimidation of a witness, and vandalism, among other charges. 39 year-old Christopher Mundell was previously found guilty of sexually assaulting and stabbing a two year-old in 2010. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Covington called the case “particularly egregious.”
From the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office:
Jury Convicts Athol Man Convicted of Multiple Violent Offenses
GREENFIELD – Christopher Mundell, 39, of Athol, was found guilty Monday by a Franklin County Superior Court jury following a two-day trial and three days of deliberations.
The jury convicted Mundell 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 acquitted on one count of indecent assault and battery and on one count of withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in Franklin County Superior Court. 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. 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 closely with the survivor. Mundell was represented by Attorney Austin Andenmatten from Woburn. The case was tried before Judge Jeremy Bucci.
At the time of the crimes, Mundell was on probation related to a 2010 conviction for sexual assaulting and stabbing a 2-year-old child. Mundell was 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.
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 Kaczmarcyk from the Athol Police Department for his thorough investigation, which played a crucial role in securing these convictions.
