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My question involves criminal law for the state of: Massachusetts. My friend and her boyfriend (who will both remain unnamed due to privacy reasons that they both prefer) got pregnant, yet she is only fourteen and he was nineteen. She has already had the baby and has not put the name of the father on the birth certificate. However, she is still scared that he will get in trouble. What is the maximum sentence for this type of crime and/or life long consequences of this crime.
Massachusetts General Laws. G.L. c. 265, § 23,

“Whoever unlawfully has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under 16 years of age, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years or, except as otherwise provided, for any term in a jail or house of correction. A prosecution commenced under this section shall neither be continued without a finding nor placed on file.”

Dad needs an attorney. Now.