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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 6 (2026)

Owner of place inducing or suffering person to resort in such place for sexual intercourse

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Section 6. Whoever, being the owner of a place or having or assisting in the management or control thereof induces or knowingly suffers a person to resort to or be in or upon such place, for the purpose of unlawfully having sexual intercourse for money or other financial gain, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a period of five years and a five thousand dollar fine.

The sentence of imprisonment imposed under this section shall not be reduced to less than two years, nor suspended, nor shall any person convicted under this section be eligible for probation, parole, or furlough or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct or otherwise until he shall have served two years of such sentence. Prosecutions commenced under this section shall not be continued without a finding nor placed on file.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Mullane, 840 N.E.2d 484 (Mass. 2006).

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Commonwealth v. Mullane, 840 N.E.2d 484 (Mass. 2006). · cites it 9× “A Middlesex County jury convicted the defendant, David Mullane, of owning, or assisting in the management or control of, a place for unlawful sexual intercourse, G. L. c. 272, § 6; and keeping a house of ill fame, G.”

Commonwealth v. Purdy, 945 N.E.2d 372 (Mass. 2011). · cites it 5× “272, § 7, and maintaining a house of prostitution, in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 6. 2 The Appeals Court affirmed in an unpublished memorandum and order pursuant to its rule 1:28, Commonwealth v.”

Commonwealth v. Bucaulis, 373 N.E.2d 221 (Mass. App. Ct. 1978). · cites it 6× “The defendant was convicted in a District Court on a complaint charging him with knowingly having suffered the presence of certain females for the purpose of unlawfully having sexual intercourse in premises under his control in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 6. Upon claiming an…”

Commonwealth v. Smith, 728 N.E.2d 272 (Mass. 2000). · cites it 2× “379, § 4; G. L. c. 272, § 6, as appearing in St. 1978, c.”

United Food Corp. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Comm'n, 376 N.E.2d 833 (Mass. 1978). “*241 By agreement a transcript was introduced of portions of Wolfe’s testimony about the event as given at the related trial of Bucuvalas and the woman on charges, respectively, of suffering the presence of females for purposes of unlawful sexual intercourse (G. L. c. 272, § 6)…”

Commonwealth v. Brown, 112 N.E.3d 264 (Mass. 2018). “272, § 4B, which criminalizes living off of or sharing in the earnings of a prostitute who is a minor in language that parallels the language of G.”

Commonwealth v. Camerano, 677 N.E.2d 678 (Mass. App. Ct. 1997). “G. L. c. 272, § 6. It is a misdemeanor to be “knowingly present at a place where heroin is kept or deposited” unlawfully.”

Commonwealth v. Mullane, 826 N.E.2d 207 (Mass. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “We reverse the judgments of keeping premises for unlawful sexual intercourse (G. L. c. 272, § 6) and keeping a house of ill fame (G.”

Commonwealth v. Cadoret, 447 N.E.2d 685 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983). “139, §§ 4, 5; maintaining a house of prostitution on March 15, in violation of G.L.c. 272, § 6; keeping a house of ill fame on March 15, in violation of G.”

Rodriguez v. Superintendent, 510 N.E.2d 286 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). “G. L. c. 272, § 6, as amended by St. 1980, c.”

Commonwealth v. Hernandez, 102 N.E.3d 428 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018). “265, § 50, is unconstitutionally vague because it criminalizes the same conduct already proscribed by existing statutes.”

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