Make 'Rape and Abuse of a child 14 or over' punishable by a required registration as a sex offender for life
- Target:
- Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board
- Region:
- United States of America
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.
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.
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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.