Sheriff Peter Koutoujian and Senator Barry Finegold Announce Legislation Targeting Child Sexual Predators
The proposed legislation seeks to allow the state to petition the courts for forfeiture of certain assets of child sexual predators in child pornography and enticement cases.
The following is a press release from Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian's office. Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian and State Senator Barry Finegold (D—Andover) announced proposed legislation this week targeting child sexual predators in Massachusetts. The legislation – An Act regarding asset forfeiture – was proposed by Sheriff Koutoujian and filed by Senator Finegold in the Senate. Modeled on the state’s existing controlled substances and human trafficking statutes, the legislation would allow state and county prosecutors to petition the court for forfeiture of specific property in child pornography and enticement cases. With the court’s permission, items used for the production, storage or dissemination of child pornography…
