Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22A
Rape of child; punishment
Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265 — Crimes Against the Person · Status: effective
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 22A, Rape of child; punishment, Massachusetts, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1562811
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Section 22A. 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.