HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 664        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1527

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shaunna O'Connell and James J. Dwyer

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the prevention of child sex abuse.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shaunna O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/14/2013

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/14/2013

Laurie Myers

Community VOICES (president) 7 Pinehill Avenue Chelmsford, MA  01824

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/1/2013

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

1/17/2013

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/29/2013

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

2/1/2013

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

1/29/2013

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

1/29/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/14/2013

Ryan C. Fattman

18th Worcester

1/30/2013

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/31/2013

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2013

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/29/2013

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/1/2013

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2013

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2013

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

2/1/2013

Joseph DiPietro, Protect Mass Children

1150 Walnut Street Newton, MA 02461

 

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

 

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

 

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/17/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 664        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1527

By Representatives O'Connell of Taunton and Dwyer of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1527) of Shaunna O'Connell, James J. Dwyer and others relative to the penalties for sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the prevention of child sex abuse.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 23, the following new section:-

Section 23 ½.

(a) Whoever unlawfully has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under 13 years of age, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 25 years. The sentence imposed on such person shall not be reduced to less than 25 years, or suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this  subsection be eligible for probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served 25 years of such sentence.

(b) Whoever is convicted of a second offense of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than 40 years. The sentence imposed on such person shall not be reduced to less than 40 years, or suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this subsection be eligible for probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct until he shall have served 40 years of such sentence.

(c) Whoever is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life. No person convicted of a third offense of this section shall be eligible for parole.

Prosecutions commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.