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A Cape Cod man has been charged with Massachusetts Sex Crimes for allegedly raping two children that were under the age of 16. He was arraigned in Barnstable District Court this week on charges including Rape of a Child with Force and Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, the man, who is reportedly a Level 2 Sex Offender, allegedly sexually assaulted the children over a period of time since this past June. The Yarmouth Police Department reportedly received the complaints of these allegations.
The Massachusetts Sex Crime of Rape of a Child Under 16 involves the sexual intercourse with a child under 16 by force against his/her will. The potential penalty for this sex crime in Massachusetts is imprisonment to state prison for any term of years up to life.
The Sex Crime of Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14 involves the unlawful ‘indecent’ touching against a child under 14. Massachusetts criminal law defines an ‘indecent act’ as one contrary to contemporary standards of decency, typically those acts involving the touching of another’s ‘private parts’.
A conviction for the crime of Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14 is punishable by imprisonment to the House of Correction for a term up to 2.5 years; or to state prison for up to 10 years.
A conviction for either Rape of a Child or Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14 would require that the defendant convicted of such crimes register with the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board; and submit his/her DNA to the state’s database. A conviction for this and other sex crimes could also lead to other collateral consequences, including subjecting the defendant to a term of community parole supervision for life and/or civil commitment as a “sexually dangerous person.”
Prosecutors obviously prosecute Massachusetts Sex Crimes very aggressively, and a defendant can expect that the prosecutors and police will seek to obtain any and all forensic evidence they can find. Forensic evidence that they would seek would not only include blood and DNA evidence, but they may also seek to seize and obtain computer and cell phone records.
Boston Criminal Lawyer Lefteris K. Travayiakis has experience in successfully defendant persons charged with Massachusetts Sex Crimes, and is available for consultation 24/7 for all sex crimes, including Rape, Rape of a Child, and Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14.
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