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Advocates press committee to broaden definition of 'assault by an officer' to protect trafficking survivors and sex workers
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (Massachusetts House & Senate) · September 25, 2025
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Summary
Advocates and attorneys testified in support of H 2634, which would broaden legal definitions of custody and control to cover police interactions outside formal custody and prohibit officers from exploiting the threat of arrest to coerce sexual contact.
A coalition of survivors, attorneys and advocacy groups urged lawmakers to expand criminal remedies against sexual contact and coercion by officers beyond traditional custody contexts.
Rebecca Cleary, an attorney for trafficking survivors and adult consensual sex…
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