Chinanews client, Beijing, December 27th. On the 27th, the relevant person in charge of the Supreme Court stated that probation and parole are generally not applicable to crimes of sexual assault of minors.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately triggered a public discussion on the crime of sexually assaulting minors.
From the data point of view, in recent years, such crimes have continued to rise, acquaintances committing crimes, Internet "naked chats", etc., new characteristics and new trends in crimes are more worthy of vigilance.
Data map: Photographed by Li Huisi, a reporter from China News Agency of the Supreme People's Court
The latest statement of the Supreme Law
Sexual assault of minors generally does not apply to probation and parole
According to CCTV News, the relevant person in charge of the Supreme People’s Court stated in a speech on the 27th to study and implement the Law on the Protection of Minors and the Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency to strengthen the work of juvenile trials in the new era. Violations of adult rights and interests must be severely punished in accordance with the law.
For crimes of sexually assaulting minors, probation is generally not applicable, and generally not parole.
According to reports, the Executive Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court He Rong said: We must resolutely punish all types of crimes against minors in accordance with the law; for sexual assaults of minors, probation is generally not applicable, and parole is generally not allowed, and confession and punishment are lenient. Strict control in accordance with the law and commutation must be strictly controlled in accordance with the law; severe punishments and even death sentences must be resolutely imposed in accordance with the law for those who are severe in nature and cause serious harm, and will never tolerate or soften them, forming an atmosphere of the rule of law that does not dare to infringe on children.
Regarding juvenile delinquency, we must adhere to the principle of "education, probation, and salvation" and the principle of "education first, punishment second", do our utmost to care for the healthy growth of children and children, and pay attention to embodying the spirit of "tolerance and tolerance but not toleration" .
Data map: Children's sexual assault prevention courses entered a primary school in Fuzhou.
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Shocking numbers!
Sexual assault of minors continues to rise
10,603, 13,445, and 19,338. This is the number of Chinese prosecutors prosecuting rape, forced indecency, child molestation and other crimes of sexual assault on minors from 2017 to 2019.
On June 1 this year, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released the "White Paper on Juvenile Procuratorial Work (2014-2019)", which disclosed that the situation of crimes against minors is not optimistic, sexual assault and violence harm minors, and adults woo and induce minors. Issues such as people's participation in gangster crimes are relatively prominent.
According to the "White Paper" statistics, in recent years, the number of crimes against minors has continued to rise. From 2017 to 2019, the procuratorial organs approved arrests of crimes against minors increased by 18.39% and 18.89% year-on-year, respectively, and prosecution increased by 6.82%, respectively. 24.15%.
In 2019, the procuratorial agency prosecuted 12,912 adults for raping minors, 5,124 for child molestation, and 1,302 for compulsory indecency and insulting minors. All three sets of data increased significantly from the previous year.
In September this year, Wang Yongming, a second-level inspector of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, revealed that since this year, public security agencies in various places have uncovered more than 12,000 cases of rape, forced indecency, and child molestation against minors.
Data map: The children’s sexual assault prevention course entered a primary school in Fuzhou. The picture shows the students carefully reading the "Sexual Assault Prevention Manual".
Photo by Lin Ling
Acquaintances commit crimes, Internet "naked chat"
These new features need to be vigilant!
The numbers are shocking, and the new characteristics and trends of sexual assault on minors are more worthy of vigilance.
For example, sexual assault of minors is characterized by a high proportion of acquaintances committing crimes and a high rate of re-offending. In recent years, there have been many cases of sexual assault by criminals who have committed sexual assault and continue to sexually assault students.
In June of this year, the Haidian District People’s Court of Beijing notified the trial of cases involving sexual assault of minors in the past five years.
The report shows that over 60% of minor sexual assault cases are committed by acquaintances. In such cases, the victimized minors are more likely to have more serious psychological problems.
The Haidian Court analyzed the "composition" of acquaintances: neighbors accounted for 8.3% to 31.3%, teachers in schools and educational training institutions accounted for 14% to 25%, family members accounted for 5% to 24.9%, and netizens accounted for 5 % To 22%.
Among them, most criminals are adult men who can have long-term, close, and close contact with minors.
From the analysis of statistical data, the places where acquaintances commit crimes are mostly hidden places such as empty classrooms, utility rooms, and toilets of schools and training institutions, as well as the residences of minors.
In addition to committing crimes by acquaintances, in recent years, the use of the Internet as a medium to deceive and coerce minors into "naked chats" has become a new form of sexual assault on minors, which is more concealed and more harmful. Features.
According to data from Hangzhou prosecutors, online sexual assault cases of minors in Hangzhou have been on the rise year by year. In 2019 alone, the increase was 68% compared with 2018. Among the suspects of sexual assault, “netizens” were newly met strangers. , Accounting for 12% of the total.
Data map: On September 1, Zhengzhou, Henan, primary school students wearing masks entered the campus in an orderly manner.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Zhongju
Protect blooming season with law
System high-tension lines are constantly encrypted
In response to the new situation and new characteristics of sexual assault of minors, in recent years, the institutional high-tension lines set up at the national level have become more dense.
For example, the revised Law on the Protection of Minors, which will be implemented on June 1, next year, has made multiple arrangements for the reality of sexual assault.
This includes establishing a mandatory reporting system after discovering violations of the rights and interests of minors; clarifying that schools and kindergartens have established systems to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment of minors, and improving handling procedures and measures; and establishing a system of inquiries and prohibitions for close contact with minors , To prevent minors from suffering from sexual assault, abuse, violent injury, etc.; clarify that the state establishes an information query system for criminals such as sexual assault, abuse, trafficking, violent injury, etc., and provide free query services to units that have close contact with minors; strengthen For the protection of minor victims and witnesses, and for cases in which minors have been sexually assaulted or violently harmed, it is required to take protective measures such as synchronized audio and video recording, questioning by female staff, etc.
For another example, the recently passed Criminal Law Amendment (11) added the crime of sexual assault by persons with special duties, which will deal with persons with special duties such as guardianship, adoption, nursing, education, and medical care, and minor women who have reached 14 but not yet 16 Anyone who has sex, regardless of whether the minor agrees or not, should be investigated for criminal responsibility.
Amend the crime of adultery of underage girls, and clearly apply heavier penalties to serious situations such as adultery of underage girls under the age of 10 or causing harm to underage girls, and can be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, life imprisonment, or death.
Amend the crime of child molestation, and further clarify the specific circumstances under which child molestation is severely punished, including cases where children molest multiple or multiple times; those that cause child injury or other serious consequences; the methods of molestation are bad.
In addition to the improvement of the law, on the eve of June 1st this year, nine departments including the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the "Opinions on Establishing a Compulsory Reporting System for Violations of Minors (Trial)", which clearly stipulates that practitioners of specific occupations are working If 9 categories of minors have been illegally violated, including sexual assault, abuse, bullying, abandonment, abduction, etc., should be reported or reported to the public security organ immediately.
On September 18 this year, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Public Security also jointly issued the "Opinions on Establishing a System for Accessing and Inquiry of Sexual Assault and Crimes for Faculty and Staff", clearly establishing a nationwide entry inquiry system.
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