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2.4. the perpetrator who commits the offense of degradation of sexual integrity in
violation of Article 233 of this Code involving a person under the age of fourteen
(14) shall be punished by imprisonment of two (2) to ten (10) years.
3. When the act provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article is committed with the
agreement of two (2) persons who have reached the age of fourteen (14) years and where
difference in their ages does not exceed two (2) years, such act shall not constitute a
criminal offense.
4. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this Article is committed under
one or more of the following circumstances, the perpetrator shall be punished by
imprisonment of at least fifteen (15) years:
4.1. the offense is preceded, accompanied or followed by an act of torture or
inhumane treatment;
4.2. the perpetrator uses force;
4.3. the perpetrator causes grievous bodily injury or serious disturbance to the
mental or physical health of the person or the person attempts to commit suicide
following the offense;
4.4. the perpetrator uses or threatens to use a weapon or a dangerous instrument;
4.5. the perpetrator intentionally causes the person to become intoxicated by
alcohol, drugs or other substances;
4.6. the offense is jointly committed by more than one person;
4.7. the perpetrator knows that the person is vulnerable because of age, physical
or mental disorder or disability or pregnancy;
4.8. the perpetrator is the parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, step parent,
grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling of the person or the perpetrator shares a
domestic relationship with the person between the age of sixteen (16) and
eighteen (18); or
4.9. the perpetrator is a teacher, a religious leader, a health care professional, a
person entrusted with such person’s upbringing or care or otherwise in a position
of authority over the person.
5. When the offense provided for in paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article results in the death of
the victim, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment of at least twenty (20)
years or by long term imprisonment.
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