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Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

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3.7. the perpetrator knows that the person is exceptionally vulnerable because <strong>of</strong><br />

age, diminished mental or physical capacity, physical or mental disorder,<br />

disability, or pregnancy;<br />

3.8. the perpetrator is the parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, step parent,<br />

grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling <strong>of</strong> the person and such person is between the<br />

ages <strong>of</strong> sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years;<br />

3.9. the perpetrator shares a domestic relationship with the person and such person<br />

is between the ages <strong>of</strong> sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years; or<br />

3.10. the perpetrator is a teacher, a religious leader, a health care pr<strong>of</strong>essional, a<br />

person entrusted with such person’s upbringing or care or otherwise in a position<br />

<strong>of</strong> authority over the person.<br />

4. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article results in the death <strong>of</strong><br />

the victim, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> not less than ten (10)<br />

years or by life long imprisonment.<br />

Article 233<br />

Degradation <strong>of</strong> sexual integrity<br />

1. Whoever induces another person to expose the private parts <strong>of</strong> such person’s body, to<br />

masturbate or to commit another act that degrades such person’s sexual integrity, without<br />

the consent <strong>of</strong> such person, shall be punished by a fine or by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> six (6)<br />

months to one (1) year.<br />

2. Whoever induces another person to expose the private parts <strong>of</strong> such person’s body, to<br />

masturbate or to commit another act that degrades such person’s sexual integrity in one <strong>of</strong><br />

more <strong>of</strong> the following circumstances shall be punished by imprisonment <strong>of</strong> six (6)<br />

months to three (3) years:<br />

2.1. by serious threat or the threat <strong>of</strong> violence;<br />

2.2. by threat <strong>of</strong> an imminent danger to the life or body <strong>of</strong> the such person or <strong>of</strong><br />

another person; or<br />

2.3. by exploiting a situation in which the person is unprotected and where his or<br />

her security is in danger.<br />

3. When the <strong>of</strong>fense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 <strong>of</strong> this Article is committed under<br />

one or more <strong>of</strong> the following circumstances, the perpetrator shall be punished by<br />

imprisonment <strong>of</strong> one (1) to ten (10) years:<br />

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