Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265 § 22A

Current through Chapter 67 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 265:22A - Rape of child under age of 16

Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a child under 16, and compels such child to submit by force and against his will or compels such child to submit by threat of bodily injury, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years. A prosecution commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22A

Amended by Acts 2008, c. 205,§ 2, eff. 10/22/2008.