Sweden guilty of sexual assault increased by 75% June 23, 7:33 on the law change that emphasizes "agreement"
The law was revised so that if a person commits sexual activity while the other party does not expressly intend to consent, the number of cases convicted of sexual assault was 75% of that before the revision. The Swedish judicial authorities have summarized the increase in the number.
Sweden amended and criminal code to be accused of sexual assault if the person engages in sexual activity without his explicit consent.
Before the revision, as in Japan, the victims had to prove that they could not resist due to violence and intimidation by the perpetrators, but as a result of the law revision, they showed their intention to agree with their words and attitudes. It became the most important thing to do, whether it was violence or intimidation.
As a result, the number of convictions for sexual assault in the last year after the revision was 333, which is 75% more than the number of 190 in 2017 before the revision, which is the crime prevention council of the Ministry of Justice. I understand from the summary.
The council said that "law revision is a good sign that victims' justice is a good sign," and hopes that discussions on sexual consent will proceed at school and at home.
In Europe, in addition to Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, etc. amended the law to make sexual acts without consent illegal, and there is widespread recognition that sexual activity without consent is a crime.