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Sexual Assault

Rape Crisis Centers
Other Assistance for Sexual Assault Victims

To speak to a rape crisis counselor in Spanish (Linea directa para sobrevivientes de abuso sexual) call the statewide toll free 24 hour Spanish language sexual assault hotline: LLamanos y hablemos.

Llamanos at 800-223-5001
TTY: 1-800-688-4889 (Pida por una conexion directa)

Rape Crisis Centers

City/Town	Center Name	Tel.
Amherst	Everywoman’s Center www.umass.edu/ewc	(413) 545-0800
Attleboro	New Hope www.new-hope.org	(800) 323-4673
Beverly	North Shore Rape Crisis Center http://www.hes-inc.org/scp_nsrcc.htm	(800) 922-8772
Boston Area	Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (B.A.R.C.C.)	(800) 841-8371
	Jane Doe, Inc. www.janedoe.org	(617) 248-0922
	Rape Crisis Intervention Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center bidmc.harvard.edu/display.asp?leaf_id=9624	(617) 667-4645
	Fenway Community Health, Violence Recovery Program Web page link	(800) 834-3242
Brockton	Womansplace Crisis Center www.hcsm.org/dfhs/wcc.htm	(508) 588-8255
Cambridge	Victims of Violence http://www.challiance.org/vov/vov.shtml	(617) 591-6033
Fall River	Stanley Street Women’s Center www.sstar.org/site/	(877) 301-4357
Fitchburg	Rape Crisis Center of Central Mass. www.rapecrisiscenter.org	(800) 870-5905
Framingham	Voices Against Violence www.smoc.org/index.asp?pgid=45	(800) 593-1125
Greenfield	N. E. Learning Center/Women in Transition www.nelcwit.org	(413) 772-0806
Hyannis	Independence House www.independencehouse.com	(800) 439-6507
Lawrence	YWCA of Greater Lawrence www.ywcalawrence.org	(877) 509-9922
Lowell	Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell www.rcsgl.org	(800) 542-5212
Milford	Wayside Victim Services www.waysideyouth.org	(800) 511-5070
Nantucket	A Safe Place, Inc. www.asafeplacenantucket.org	(508) 228-2111
New Bedford	Greater New Bedford Women’s Center www.gnbwc.org	(888) 839-6636
Pittsfield	Elizabeth Freeman Center Web page link	(413) 443-0089
Springfield	YWCA of Western Mass./Arch www.ywworks.org	(800) 796-8711
VineyardHaven	Women’s Support Services www.mvcommunityservices.com/wsupport.html	(508) 696-7233
Westfield	YWCA of Western Mass. www.ywworks.org	(800) 479-6245
Worcester	Rape Crisis Center of Central Mass www.rapecrisiscenter.org	(800) 870-5905
Statewide 24-Hr Spanish Language Rape Crisis Hotline		(800) 223-5001

Other Assistance for Sexual Assault Victims

	Tel.
S.N.A.P www.snapnetwork.org (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)	1-877-762-7432 (National) 781-775-0142 (Massachusetts chapter)
It Happened to Alexa www.ithappenedtoalexa.org (travel expenses for support person to attend criminal prosecution)	877-77-ALEXA (25392)
R.A.I.N.N. (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) www.rainn.org	1.800.656.HOPE (4673)
Victim Rights Law Center www.victimrights.org (free legal assistance for sexual assault victims whose housing, employment, immigration status, education, privacy or safety has been jeopardized by the crime)	617-399-6720
T.V.O.S. (Trafficking Victims Outreach and Services) www.eyeoftheday.org	617-448-0993

Domestic Violence

Resources

	Tel.
SafeLink Statewide 24 hr. hotline	(877) 785-2020
Center for Community Health, Education, Research & Service (CHERS) www.cchers.org	(617) 373-4591
Center for Homicide Bereavement www.cha.harvard.edu/vov/vov.shtml	(617) 591-6123
Jane Doe, Inc. www.janedoe.org	(617) 248-0922
Fenway Community Health, Violence Recovery Project web page Link	(800) 834-3432
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project www.gmdvp.org	(800) 832-1901
Haven at Massachusetts General Hospital www.massgeneral.org/visitor/haven.htm	(617) 724-0054
International Institute of Boston www.iiboston.org	(617) 695-9990
Kol Isha—Domestic Violence Program of Jewish Family and Community Services http://www.jfcsboston.org/fcs/kol-isha.cfm	(781) 647-5327
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (M.A.P.S.) Allston Cambridge Somerville	800 232-7725 617 864 7600 617 864 7600
The Network/La Red (Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) www.thenetworklared.org	(617) 423-SAFE
Passageway of Brigham and Women’s Hospital Web Page Brigham and Women’s Hospital Faulkner Hospital Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center	(617) 732-8753 or (617) 732-6660 Beeper #31808 (617) 983-7854 or (617) 732-6660 Beeper #39342 (617) 983-4100
T.V.O.S. (Trafficking Victims Outreach and Services)www.eyeoftheday.org	617-448-0993
Victim Advocacy and Support Team (VAST) www.cha.harvard.edu/vov/vov.shtml	(617) 665-2992

Shelters

City/Town	Center	Tel.
Attleboro	New Hope, Inc. www.new-hope.org	(508) 323-4673
Boston	Casa Myrna Vazquez www.casamyrna.org	(800) 992-2600
	Jane Doe, Inc. www.janedoe.org	(617) 248-0922
	Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence www.atask.org	(617) 338-2355
	Elizabeth Stone House www.elizabethstonehouse.org	(617) 522-3417
	FINEX House www.geocities.com/finexhouse/	(617) 288-1054
	Renewal House www.uuum.org/?q=node/14	(617) 566-6881
	The Network/La Red (Lesbian, Bisexual,Transgender) www.thenetworklared.org	(617) 423-SAFE
	Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project, Safehome Network www.gmdvp.org	(617) 497-7317
Brockton	Brockton Family and Community Resources Website	(617)583-5200
	Womansplace Crisis Center www.hcsm.org/dfhs/wcc.htm	(508) 588-2041
Cambridge	Transition House www.transitionhouse.org	(617) 661-7203
Chelsea	HarborCov www.harborcov.org	(617) 884-9909
Clinton	Battered Women’s Resources www.bwri.com	(978) 360-1311
Fall River	Our Sister’s Place	(508) 677-0224
	Stanley Street Women’s Center www.sstar.org/site/	(508) 675-0087
Framingham	Women’s Protective Services	(508) 626-8686
Gardner	Battered Women’s Resources www.bwri.com	(978) 630-1031
Greenfield	N.E.L.C.W.I.T. www.nelcwit.org/	(413) 772-0806
Holyoke	Womanshelter/Companeras www.womanshelter.org	(413) 536-1628
Hyannis	Independence House www.independencehouse.com	(800) 439-6507
Lawrence	Women’s Resource Center	(800) 400-4700
Leominster	Battered Women’s Resources www.bwri.com	(978) 342-9355
Lowell	Alternative House www.alternative-house.org	(508) 454-1436
Malden	Services Against Family Violence	(781) 324-2221
Nantucket	A Safe Place www.asafeplacenantucket.org	(508) 228-2111
New Bedford	New Bedford Women’s Center www.thewomenscentersc.com	(508) 999-6636
Newburyport	Women’s Crisis Center www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org	(508) 465-2155
Newtonville	The Second Step www.TheSecondStep.org	(617) 965-3999
North Falmouth	Cape Cod Center for Women www.capecodshelter.org	(508) 564-SAFE/TTY (800) 745-0003
Northampton	Necessities/Necesidades	(413) 586-5066
Norwood	New Hope, Inc. www.new-hope.org	(800) 323-HOPE
Oxford	New Hope, Inc. www.new-hope.org	(800) 323-HOPE
Plymouth	South Shore Women’s Center	(508) 746-2664
Quincy	Dove, Inc. http://www.doveinc.info/	(617) 471-1234
Salem	Help for Abused Women and their Children (H.A.W.C.) www.helpabusedwomen.org	(508) 281-1135
Salisbury	Portal to Hope www.portaltohope.com	(781) 306-6678
Somerville	RESPOND, Inc. www.respondinc.org	(617) 623-5900
Springfield	YWCA of Western Massachusetts www.ywworks.org	(413) 733-7100
Taunton	New Hope, Inc. www.new-hope.org	(800) 323-HOPE
Vineyard Haven	Women’s Support Services www.mvcommunityservices.com/	(508) 696-7233
Waltham	Support Committee for Battered Women	(800) 899-4000
Western Mass	Elizabeth Freeman Center
	Pittsfield and Central County	(413) 443-0089
	Great Barrington	(413) 528-2328
	North County www.berkshirenonprofits.com/	(413) 663-9709
Westfield	YWCA of Western Mass www.ywworks.org	(800) 479-6245
Worcester	Daybreak www.ywcaworcester.org/daybreak.html	(508) 755-9030

Victim Witness Assistance Programs

District Attorneys Victim Witness Assistance Programs

	Tel.
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties www.mass.gov/da/cape/vwunit.htm	(508) 362-8103
Berkshire County	(413) 443-5951
Bristol County www.bristolda.com/DA/Victims - Witness Advocates.htm	(508) 997-0711
Essex County Web page link	(508) 745-6610
Franklin and Hampshire Counties	(413) 586-5780
Hampden County	(413) 747-1000
Middlesex County www.middlesexda.com/category/victim-services	(617) 494-4604
Norfolk County	(617) 329-5440
Plymouth County www.mass.gov/da/plymouth/protection/victimwitness.html	(508) 584-8120
Suffolk County www.mass.gov/da/suffolk/gvs.html	(617) 619-4000
Worcester County www.worcesterda.com/da_office/about_da.htm	(508) 792-0214

Statewide Victim Witness Assistance Programs

	Tel.
Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance www.mass.gov/mova	(617) 727-5200
Office of the Attorney General www.ago.state.ma.us	(617) 727-2200
Criminal History Systems Board Web page link	(617) 660-4690
Massachusetts Department of Corrections Web page link	(617) 727-3300
Massachusetts Parole Board Web page link	(617) 727-3271

Attorney General’s Victim Compensation Division

Office of the Attorney General
Tel.: (617) 727-2200
Website: www.ago.state.ma.us

Mental Health Counseling Services

For referrals to free counseling services for crime victims, call the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance at (617) 727-5200, or visit www.mass.gov/mova/

Victims of Violence Program. Tel: (617) 591-6033,
or visit www.cha.harvard.edu/vov/vov.shtml

Selected Statutes

This section provides an index of the specific chapters and sections of the laws on which the information in this site is based. Names of some of the statutes have been changed for ease of reference. The full text of any of the Massachusetts General Laws may be accessed at www.state.ma.us/legis and click on “General Laws.”

Abuse Prevention Orders		G.L.C. 209A
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting and Investigation by the Department of Social Services		G.L.C. 119, § 51A, 51B
Confidentiality of Name and Address
	Sexual Assault Victim Civil Lawsuits Criminal Prosecutions	G.L.C. 26S, 24C
	Abuse Prevention Proceedings	G.L.C. 209A, § 8

Crimes and Offenses		G.L.C. 265
	Murder	§1
	Manslaughter	§ 13
	Assault and Battery	§ 13A
	Indecent Assault and Battery on Child Under Fourteen	§ 13B
	Assault and Battery and Indecent Assault and Battery on Mentally Retarded Person	§ 13F
	Indecent Assault and Battery on Person Fourteen or Older	§ 13H
	Assault and Battery of a Child and Reckless Endangerment	§ 13J
	Assault, Abuse, Neglect or Financial Exploitation of Elder or Disabled Person	§ 13K
	Mayhem	§ 14
	Assault and Battery with Dangerous Weapon	§ 15A
	Assault with Dangerous Weapon	§ 15B
	Armed Robbery	§ 17
	Armed Assault in a Dwelling House	§ 18A
	Home Invasion	§ 18C
	Unarmed Robbery	§ 19
	Rape	§ 22
	Forcible Rape of a Child	§ 22A
	Rape of a Child	§ 23
	Assault with Intent to Commit Rape	§ 24
	Assault with Intent to Rape a Child	§ 24B
	Kidnapping	§ 26
	Custodial Kidnapping	§ 26A
	Violations of Constitutional Rights	§ 37
	Abuse of Patients in Long-term Care Facilities	§ 38
	Assault or Battery for Purpose of Intimidation	§ 39
	Stalking	§ 43
	Criminal Harassment	§ 43A

Filing Deadlines
	Criminal Prosecutions	G.L.C. 277, § 63
	Civil Lawsuits	G.L.C. 260, § 4
	Discovery Rule for Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits	G.L.C. 260, § 4C

Sex Offender Registry		G.L.C. 6, §§178C-P
Victim Bill of Rights		G.L.C. 258B
Victim Compensation		G.L.C. 258C

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