All three of these crimes are governed by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter Engaging in sexual conduct with someone for a fee is defined as consisting of any of the following acts: 1 Engaging in sexual conduct; or 2 Agreeing to engage in sexual conduct; or 3 Making an offer to engage in sexual conduct with a person, in exchange for some form of fee.
Interestingly, in order for prosecutors to bring this charge, it is irrelevant whether or not any sexual activity actually occurred — so long as there was some type of either an offer or an agreement to engage in or participate in sexual activity. Importantly, this punishment is drastically increased if the transaction or agreement involved a child under the age of The law criminalizes 1 soliciting a prostitute; and 2 receiving any compensation for the act of soliciting a prostitute.
In order to secure a conviction of this offense, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt the following legal elements:. Again, this law is aimed at pimps and their activities. Importantly, a judge cannot reduce this sentence to less than two years, and there is no eligibility for either parole or probation until at least two years of the sentence are first served.
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