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Make 'Rape and Abuse of a child 14 or over' punishable by a required registration as a sex offender for life

Published by Stephanie on May 08, 2011
23 Signatures 
Target: Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board
Background (Preamble):
I am a rape victim. I was 14 when I was raped. I have been told recently that he does not have to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life, just because I was 14 and not a mere year younger.

I had to go to mental hospitals and group homes to cope with my trauma. I am on several medications to control the flashbacks, PTSD, anxiety and depression that has resulted from this trauma. The rapist got 5 years of probation. That was his sentence when he plead guilty to his crimes....

I would like to ask that "Rape and Abuse of a Child 14 or over" be changed so that it is punishable by life as a sex offender. Rape of a child of any age is a violent sex crime, and should be treated as such.

Thank you very much for your time. I hope that you agree and will support this petition with me. Thank you.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on to the United States Of America to make the crime "Rape and Abuse of a child 14 or over" punishable by a required registration as a sex offender for life for those who are found guilty or plead guilty to the aforementioned crime.

The Make 'Rape and Abuse of a child 14 or over' punishable by a required registration as a sex offender for life petition to Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board was written by Stephanie and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags:

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