Section 1. Section 13B of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows:
By deleting lines 1-4 of section 13B as so appearing up to the period in line 4 and inserting in its place the following:-
“Whoever commits an indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, or whoever aids in the commission of such a crime, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 12 years, or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 5 years“
Section 2. Section 13H of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows:
By amending line 2 of section 13H as so appearing by inserting after the word “fourteen” the following:-
“,or whoever aids in the commission of such a crime,”;
And, by further deleting in line 3 the word “five” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“7”
And, by deleting in line 4 the words "two and one-half“and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“5”
Section 3. Section 13J of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows:
By amending lines 17, 21, 28 and 33 of section 13J as so appearing by inserting after the word “injury” in each instance, the following:-
“, or whoever aids in the commission of such a crime,”;
And further, by deleting in lines 19, 23, 29 and 35 to 36 the words “two and one-half ” in each instance and inserting in place thereof in each instance the following:-
“5 ”;
And further, by deleting in lines 18 and 34 the word ”five” in each instance and inserting in place thereof in each instance the following:-
“7”;
And further, by deleting in line 22 the word “fifteen” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“17”
Section 4. Section 13L of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows:
By amending line 24 as so appearing by inserting after the word “act”, the following:-
“or whoever aids in the commission of such a risk or crime”
And, by further amending line 25 of said section as so appearing by deleting the number “2 1/2” and inserting in place thereof the following number:-
“5”.
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