This happens when the author knows that he is a carrier of a serious sexually transmitted disease and there is a risk of infection. For example: syphilis, AIDS, hepatitis B, blenorrhagia. In some States, while the minimum age of marriage is lower than the age of sexual consent, the former takes precedence over the latter. In other words, this supremacy does not exist. In some countries, especially in the Muslim world, there is absolutely no age of consent. However, marital status is a legal requirement for sex, so sexual acts outside of marriage are considered illegal. [8] Vatican City does not have its own civil or penal code, but adopts that of the Italian state, with the exception of articles that contradict the canonical code[108] (that of the Church). The age of sexual consent in Italy is 14 years (legislation in force since 1997). [109] From the Lateran Treaty from 1929 to 2009, amendments to Italian laws were automatically adopted.
They are now examined individually before being accepted. [110] The age of consent in Puerto Rico is 16 in 2004. Another crime called „acts against modesty among minors” is provided for in article 176-A and applies to situations where the aggressor commits or forces inappropriate touching or libidinous acts against modesty without the aim of having carnal access. Finally, the offence of „corruption of minors” (Article 318) applies to those who manipulate a person under 17 years of age to perform sexual acts, punishable by a penalty of one to five years` imprisonment, aggravated (Article 319) from 1 to 6 years if: (a) the victim is under 12 years of age; (b) the offence is punishable by the making of a profit; (c) there has been deception, violence or any other form of harassment or coercion; (d) the victim is mentally weak or disabled; (e) the defendant is the spouse, parent, siblings, legal guardian, teacher or companion of the victim. The age of sexual consent in Colombia is 14 years, in accordance with articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 208 and 209 of Law 599 of 2000 (current Penal Code). Sexual consent is valid as long as it does not involve violence, prostitution or pornography. The young person`s partner may not take photos or make intimate videos if the minor under the age of 18 appears (Article 218 of Law 599 of 2000). [30] [31] [32] There is also a „fasting” exception for 12- and 13-year-olds: a 12- or 13-year-old may consent to sexual activity with another young person under the age of two and with whom there is no relationship of trust, authority or dependence or other exploitation of the young person.
The age of consent in Peru is 18 years, in accordance with article 173 of the Peruvian Penal Code, as amended by Law No. 28704. [12] This article states that vaginal or oral carnal access, as well as similar acts by inserting objects or body parts in one of the first two ways, are punishable differently depending on the age of the victim: although the different laws of Europe are different, there are generally similarities: such as the fact that explicit recordings of sexual acts with minors (pornography) are not made on explicit films. that neither the physical or moral integrity nor the relationship can be the result of coercion, threats, violence, mediation of money or lack of conscience of the minor (because he is under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other inopportune presumptions, the sale of which is also prohibited to minors). In some countries, minors are also considered to be people who are 18 years of age or older, but who are not free to get rid of themselves (usually due to mental health problems). [105] [106] [107] People who have not yet reached the age of sexual consent cannot legally consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for rape of minors or other equivalent local laws. On 17 February 2009, a political group announced its intention to propose raising the minimum age for consensual sex to 14. In Brazil, the age of „consent” for sexual acts has been 14 years and older since 2009. Before this age, any sexual intercourse is considered legal rape.
[21] [22] The age of consent in Argentina is 13 years[3], although there are some restrictions on sexual relations with adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16. [4] In any case, proceedings may be brought if the minor, his or her parents or guardian[5] (but the state takes action if the minor does not have parents or guardians or if the aggressor is one of them). In Paraguay, the number of legal rapes is committed against a woman between the ages of 14 and 16 who is persuaded to have sex by a man. The law uses the term extramarital sex, since the woman and the man can marry from the age of 16, if they are 17 years old, the sentence is lifted. Article 137[90] of the Penal Code provides: „(1) A man who persuades a woman between the ages of 14 and 16 to have extramarital sexual relations (sexual intercourse) shall be punished by a fine; (2) If the accused is under 18 years of age, the sentence may be dismissed. The age of sexual consent is the age at which a person is legally able to consent to sexual intercourse. In almost every country in the world, the age of sexual consent is between 14 and 18 years old. Sex performed before the limit of consent laws is generally illegal, depending on the regulations of each country. [No.
1] [2] [3] In 1810, the age of consent for activities of the opposite sex was 12 years. In 1999, the age of consent for boys and girls with regard to heterosexual relations was set at 14 years. Homosexual acts were decriminalized in 1999 with an age of consent of 18. In 2011, the Chilean Constitutional Court confirmed that the age of consent for heterosexual (boys and girls) and lesbian (woman-girl) relationships is 14 and for male same-sex relationships is 18. On August 16, 2022, the draft law, which included the repeal of Article 365 of the Penal Code, which approximates the age of consent between heterosexual and homosexual persons, was approved in its last trial in the National Congress – by the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies, the law was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on August 24, 2022. [28] [29] In Panama, according to article 175 of the Penal Code of the Republic of Panama, the age of consent is 14 years: „Even if there is no violence or intimidation, they are liable to a term of imprisonment of ten to fifteen years if the act is committed with a person under fourteen years of age.” [85] [86] Regardless of the age of the victim and even if the victim has given consent, it is a criminal offence to promote or facilitate a person`s prostitution. There is also a legal figure in the Chilean Penal Code called legal rape. This figure establishes certain restrictions on sexual contact with adolescents over the age of 14 and under the age of 18.
The legal legislation on rape (article 363) defines that sexual relations with a young person at this age may be declared illegal, even if the minor has consented to the relationship in case of deception. Finally, the executive decided not to optimize the draft law adopted by the Council of Ministers after an intense and in-depth debate between the two ministries concerned, Justice and Health. The ethnic group had even drafted a compromise amendment yesterday with the UPyD and the PNV, so that the minimum age was set at 15 years. It seems that in the final decision, the thesis of the Ministry of Health weighed more heavily. Altamirano added that „anything that is not an emphatic yes will result in the person who intends to have sex with another person without conveying the explicit yes entering this gray area of interpretation. If it is a „I have to think about it”, today with the new international norms and treaties, the conclusion will bring us closer to the „no” than the „yes”.