By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1325) of Garrett J. Bradley relative to sex crimes against children.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Garrett J. Bradley

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to crimes against children.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 22A, as  appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:—

Section 22A. Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a child under the age of sixteen, and compels said child to submit by force and against his will or compels said child to submit by threat of bodily injury, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or any term of years, but not less than five years.