Sexual+Offenses


 * Massachusetts State Laws – Sexual Assaults/ Offenses **
 * Rape and Abuse of a Child **
 * Unlawful sexual intercourse with a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim, if the victim is more than three years of age but less than thirteen years of age.
 * Whoever unlawfully has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under sixteen years of age shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, or, except as otherwise provided, for any term in a jail or house of correction, and for the second or subsequent offense by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than five years; provided, however, that a prosecution commenced under the provisions of this section shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding.


 * Drugging persons for sexual intercourse **
 * Administering drugs to overpower a victim for the purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse.
 * Imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years not less than ten years


 * Enticing a person for prostitution or sexual intercourse **
 * Fraudulently and deceitfully enticing or taking away a person from the house of his parent or guardian or elsewhere, for the purpose of prostitution or for the purpose of unlawful sexual intercourse.
 * I mprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in jail.


 * Inducing minor into prostitution **
 * Inducing a minor to become a prostitute, or who knowingly aids and assists in such inducement
 * Imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five, nor less than three years, and by a fine of five thousand dollars. The sentence of imprisonment imposed under this section shall not be reduced to less than three years, nor suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct or otherwise until he shall have served three years of such sentence.


 * Living off or sharing earnings of minor prostitute **
 * Living or deriving support or maintenance, in whole or in part, from the earnings or proceeds of prostitution committed by a minor, knowing the same to be earnings or proceeds of prostitution, or sharing in such earnings, proceeds or monies.
 * Imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five years and by a fine of five thousand dollars. The sentence imposed under this section shall not be reduced to less than five years, nor suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct or otherwise until he shall have served five years of such sentence.


 * Posing or exhibiting child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; punishment **
 * Knowledge that a person is a child under eighteen years of age or while in possession of such facts that he should have reason to know that such person is a child under eighteen years of age, and with lascivious intent, hires, coerces, solicits or entices, employs, procures, uses, causes, encourages, or knowingly permits such child to pose or be exhibited in a state of nudity, for the purpose of representation or reproduction in any visual material.
 * Imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than ten nor more than twenty years, or by a fine of not less than ten thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

1.) Do you think sex offenders should be put up for parole? 2.) Do you think sex offenders should be monitored more regularly?
 * Hot Questions **

A Level 3 sex offender was ordered held on high cash bail yesterday after pleading not guilty to charges that he entered a women's bathroom at a Braintree bookstore where he allegedly peered underneath a wall, startling a woman inside.
 * Local Example **

David Flavell, 38, was arrested Tuesday night in Brockton after two witnesses positively identified him from surveillance video and a photo array as the man who entered the bathroom at the Borders bookstore on Grossman Drive on Jan. 29, Deputy Police Chief Russell Jenkins said in a statement.

Flavell was arraigned in Quincy District Court on two misdemeanor changes of annoying and accosting a person sexually and disorderly conduct. He pleaded not guilty, and Judge Kevin J. O'Dea set bail at $10,000.

Sara was walking down the street late at night. Against her parents orders she went out late at night to a party. It was around one in the morning when she finally began to walk back home. As she was walking, she felt a presence. She didn’t dare turn around, to see what was behind her. She began to walk faster and faster, she was about ten minuets from her house when she felt a hand on her back. She was startled by the man, and let out a scream. He told her that there was no need to be alarmed he was a friend of her fathers. He made up an elaborate story about how her parents noticed she was missing and that he was helping look for her. She believed the lie, and entered his van. Once she was in the van she realized that she had made a poor decision. The man beat and raped her. Sara broke free and ran as fast as she could home. She told her parents what had happened to her and immediately they called the police. The police captured the man and he was arrested. He was sentenced to 25 years in jail for kidnap, assault and rape.
 * Scenario **