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In reply to the discussion: Russian lesbians stage selfie kiss plane protest (in front of architect of Russia’s anti-gay laws) [View all]happyslug
(14,779 posts)9. Try the actual Crime Code of Russia???
http://www.russian-criminal-code.com/PartII/SectionVII/Chapter18.html
Chapter 18 of the Russian Crimes Code tracks US Laws on this subject:
Chapter 18. Crimes Against Sexual Inviolability and Sexual Freedom of the Person
Article 131. Rape
1. Rape, that is sexual relations with the use of violence or with the threat of its use against a victim or other persons, or in taking advantage of the victim's helpless condition,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to six years.
2. Rape:
a) committed repeatedly or by a person who has earlier committed violent sexual actions;
b) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group;
c) connected with the threat of murder or the infliction of grave injury, or committed with especial cruelty towards the victim or to other persons;
d) entailing the infection of the victim with a venereal decease;
e) of an obvious juvenile,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of four to ten years.
3. Rape:
a) entailing, by negligence, the death of the victim;
b) entailing, by negligence, the infliction of grave injury to the victim, the infection of the victim with HIV, or other grave consequences;
c) of a victim who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of eight to 15 years.
Article 132. Violent Sexual Actions
1. Pederasty, lesbianism, or any other sexual actions with the use of violence or with the threat of its use against the victim or against other persons, or with the taking advantage of the helpless condition of the victim,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to six years.
2. The same deeds:
a) committed repeatedly or by a person who has committed rape previously;
b) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group;
c) connected with the threat of murder or the infliction of grave injury, or committed with especial cruelty against the victim party or other persons;
d) entailing the infection of the victim with a venereal disease;
e) committed against an obvious juvenile,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of four to ten years.
3. Deeds specified in the first and second parts of this Article, if they:
a) have entailed, by negligence, the death of the victim;
b) have entailed, by negligence, the infliction of grave injury to the victim, the infection of the victim with HIV, or other grave consequences;
c) have been committed against a person who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of eight to 15 years.
Article 133. Compulsion to Perform Sexual Actions
Compulsion of a person to enter into illicit relations, pederasty, lesbianism, or the commission of other sexual actions by means of blackmail, threat of destruction, damage, or taking of property, or with the advantage of material or any other dependence of the victim,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 200 to 300 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of two to three months, or by corrective labour for a term of up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to one year.
Article 134. Illicit Sexual Relations or Other Sexual Actions with a Person Who Has Not Attained 14 Years of Age
Illicit sexual relations, pederasty, or lesbianism, committed by a person who has attained 18 years of age with a person who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to four years.
Article 135. Depraved Actions
Commission of depraved actions without the use of violence, in relations to a person who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 300 to 500 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of three to five months, or by restraint of liberty for a term of up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years.
In simple details, sex with anyone below 14 is illegal (unless the perpetrator is below 18). In Prior acts this is where the laws against homosexual activity was located, it was removed and all that is illegal today is sex with someone below age 14 or the use of force, threat of the use of force or other method that clearly shows no agreement by the victim of agreeing to have sex. Homosexual activity in the form of pederasty and lesbians is mentioned but only as type of sexual activity that is illegal if someone is below age 14 or force.
Chapter 18 of the Russian Crimes Code tracks US Laws on this subject:
Chapter 18. Crimes Against Sexual Inviolability and Sexual Freedom of the Person
Article 131. Rape
1. Rape, that is sexual relations with the use of violence or with the threat of its use against a victim or other persons, or in taking advantage of the victim's helpless condition,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to six years.
2. Rape:
a) committed repeatedly or by a person who has earlier committed violent sexual actions;
b) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group;
c) connected with the threat of murder or the infliction of grave injury, or committed with especial cruelty towards the victim or to other persons;
d) entailing the infection of the victim with a venereal decease;
e) of an obvious juvenile,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of four to ten years.
3. Rape:
a) entailing, by negligence, the death of the victim;
b) entailing, by negligence, the infliction of grave injury to the victim, the infection of the victim with HIV, or other grave consequences;
c) of a victim who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of eight to 15 years.
Article 132. Violent Sexual Actions
1. Pederasty, lesbianism, or any other sexual actions with the use of violence or with the threat of its use against the victim or against other persons, or with the taking advantage of the helpless condition of the victim,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to six years.
2. The same deeds:
a) committed repeatedly or by a person who has committed rape previously;
b) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group;
c) connected with the threat of murder or the infliction of grave injury, or committed with especial cruelty against the victim party or other persons;
d) entailing the infection of the victim with a venereal disease;
e) committed against an obvious juvenile,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of four to ten years.
3. Deeds specified in the first and second parts of this Article, if they:
a) have entailed, by negligence, the death of the victim;
b) have entailed, by negligence, the infliction of grave injury to the victim, the infection of the victim with HIV, or other grave consequences;
c) have been committed against a person who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of eight to 15 years.
Article 133. Compulsion to Perform Sexual Actions
Compulsion of a person to enter into illicit relations, pederasty, lesbianism, or the commission of other sexual actions by means of blackmail, threat of destruction, damage, or taking of property, or with the advantage of material or any other dependence of the victim,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 200 to 300 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of two to three months, or by corrective labour for a term of up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to one year.
Article 134. Illicit Sexual Relations or Other Sexual Actions with a Person Who Has Not Attained 14 Years of Age
Illicit sexual relations, pederasty, or lesbianism, committed by a person who has attained 18 years of age with a person who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to four years.
Article 135. Depraved Actions
Commission of depraved actions without the use of violence, in relations to a person who obviously has not attained 14 years of age,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 300 to 500 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of three to five months, or by restraint of liberty for a term of up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years.
In simple details, sex with anyone below 14 is illegal (unless the perpetrator is below 18). In Prior acts this is where the laws against homosexual activity was located, it was removed and all that is illegal today is sex with someone below age 14 or the use of force, threat of the use of force or other method that clearly shows no agreement by the victim of agreeing to have sex. Homosexual activity in the form of pederasty and lesbians is mentioned but only as type of sexual activity that is illegal if someone is below age 14 or force.
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Russian lesbians stage selfie kiss plane protest (in front of architect of Russia’s anti-gay laws) [View all]
Turborama
Feb 2015
OP
Yes, because you deliberately leave out what the law actually means and does in practice. nt
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#27
wow. Stunning defense of homophobic laws that have helped a wave of terror against gays
uhnope
Feb 2015
#37
You beat me to it. That posters assertion, which is verbatim from Moscow and RT is misleading and
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#16
You recited the official line from Moscow and RT word for word. Brava. Too bad its not true.
stevenleser
Feb 2015
#12