Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265 § 13B

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 265:13B - Indecent assault and battery on child under fourteen; penalties; subsequent offenses; eligibility for parole, etc.

Whoever commits an indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years, or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years. A prosecution commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.

In a prosecution under this section, a child under the age of 14 years shall be deemed incapable of consenting to any conduct of the defendant for which such defendant is being prosecuted.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 13B

Amended by Acts 2008 , c. 205, § 1, eff. 10/22/2008.