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Massachusetts Closes Trusted Adult Loophole | Albany News
Massachusetts is finally closing the “trusted adult loophole” — a long-standing gap that allowed adults in positions of power like teachers and coaches to have relationships with teens as young as 16 or 17 without facing charges. After the arrest of a former Miss Hall’s School teacher for raping and grooming former students, lawmakers acted swiftly, passing the Trusted Adults Bill into the state’s supplemental budget. The new law imposes up to 20 years in prison for violations and explicitly criminalizes sexual touching of minors, removing the previous legal hurdle that required proving lack…
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