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5. For the purposes of this Article it is irrelevant whether the perpetrator knew that the
person was a victim of trafficking, unless for justifiable reasons, the perpetrator did not
know and could not have known that the person was a victim of trafficking.
6. For the purposes of this Article “victim of trafficking” means a person who has been
trafficked according to Article 171 of this Code.
Article 232
Sexual assault
1. Whoever touches a person for a sexual purpose or induces such person to touch the
perpetrator or another person for a sexual purpose, without the consent of such person,
shall be punished by a fine or by imprisonment of up to one (1) year.
2. Whoever touches another person for a sexual purpose or induces another person to
touch the perpetrator or a third person for a sexual purpose in one of more of the
following circumstances shall be punished by imprisonment of one (1) to seven (7) years:
2.1. by serious threat or the threat of violence;
2.2. by threat of an imminent danger to the life or body of such person or of
another person; or
2.3. by exploiting a situation in which such other person is unprotected and where
his or her security is in danger.
3. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article is committed under
one or more of the following circumstances, the perpetrator shall be punished by
imprisonment of three (3) to ten (10) years:
3.1. the offense is preceded, accompanied or followed by an act of torture or
inhumane treatment;
3.2. the perpetrator uses force;
3.3. the perpetrator causes grievous bodily injury or serious disturbances to the
mental or physical health of the person or the person attempts to commit suicide
following the offense;
3.4. the perpetrator uses or threatens to use a weapon or a dangerous instrument;
3.5. the perpetrator intentionally causes the person to become intoxicated by
alcohol, drugs or other substances;
3.6. the offense is jointly committed by more than one person;
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