Article 284 Whoever copulates with a male without compulsion, duress or ruse knowing that he is of diminished capacity or under sixteen years of age shall be punished with life imprisonment. The penalty shall be capital punishment if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law. Article 285 Whoever copulates with a male over sixteen years of age without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years. The same penalty shall apply to the male for his consent. The penalty shall be life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law. Article 286 Whoever commits rape by force, ruse or under duress shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to exceeding fifteen years. The penalty of life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years shall apply if the offender is one of those previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law. Article 287 Whoever copulates with a person without compulsion, duress or ruse, knowing that this person is of diminished capacity, under sixteen years of age, powerless or unaware of the nature of the act performed on him or believes it to be acceptable shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years. The offender if one of the previously mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law shall be liable to life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years. Article 288 Whoever copulates with a person over sixteen years of age without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years shall apply to any person who The same penalty is imposed on the person consenting to this act. The offender, if one of the previously mentioned in the second Paragraph of Article 279 of the present Law shall be liable to life imprisonment or a prison term not exceeding fifteen years. Article 289 The offender is assumed to know the age of the victim in the Articles stipulated in this Chapter.

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