A draft outline for revision of the Penal Code in line with the reality of sexual crimes has been compiled.
In addition to concretely showing cases where it is difficult for the victim to express "will not consent" as a component of the crime of forced sexual intercourse, it also deals with the act of taming a child for sexual purposes and psychologically controlling it. A new sin was added.
Under the current criminal law, crimes such as forced sexual intercourse require the use of ``assault or threats,'' but the victim's body stiffens from fear even without ``violence or threats.'' I was asking for a review because of the actual situation.
On the 3rd, the bill for the revision of the law, which was put together by the National Legislative Council, included
▽ "violence and intimidation,"
▽ "
intake of alcohol and drugs,"
For the first time, the statute specifically lists eight acts, such as "
do not give
up" and "frighten or frighten" .
Such acts make it difficult for the victim to express his/her intention of not agreeing, so that he/she can have sexual intercourse.
In addition, in light of the recent trends in
sexual crimes, ▽ crimes corresponding to the act of taming and psychologically controlling children on SNS etc. for sexual purposes,
▽ obscene images to prevent so-called voyeurism We are planning to establish a new "shooting crime" to crack down on acts such as shooting and providing to third parties.
In addition, we will raise the age at which consent to sexual activity can be determined from the current age of 13 or older to 16 or older.
It makes it a crime to have sex with anyone under the age of 16, except for people of the same age.
On the other hand, it also includes extending the statute of limitations for crimes such as forced sexual intercourse and forced indecency by five years.
The Ministry of Justice plans to submit a bill to revise relevant laws to the current Diet session.