PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste
2. Any person who offers, obtains, seeks or delivers a minor aged less than 17 years
for purposes of child prostitution is punishable with 4 to 12 years imprisonment if no
heavier penalty is applicable by force of another legal provision.
Article 176. Child pornography
1. Any person who, for predominantly sexual purposes, uses, exposes or represents
a minor aged less than 17 years performing any sexual activity, whether real or
simulated, or by any other means, exhibits the sexual activity or sexual organs of a
minor, is punishable with 3 to 10 years imprisonment;
2. The same penalty is applicable to any person who produces, distributes,
disseminates, imports, exports, offers, sells or possesses any medium of
communication, instrument, document or record for the purposes referred to in the
previous subarticle or with the aim of disseminating such acts.
SECTION IV
SEXUAL ABUSE
Article 177. Sexual abuse of a minor
1. Any person who practices vaginal, anal or oral coitus with a minor aged less than
14 years is punishable with 5 to 20 years imprisonment.
2. Any person who practices any act of sexual relief with a minor aged less than 14
years is punishable with 5 to 15 years imprisonment.
Article 178. Sexual acts with an adolescent
Any person who, being an adult and apart from situations provided in this section,
practices any relevant sexual act with a minor aged between 14 and 16 years, taking
advantage of the inexperience of the same, is punishable with up to 5 years
imprisonment.
Article 179. Sexual abuse of a person incapable of resistance
Any person, who practices any relevant sexual act with an unconscious or incapable
person particularly vulnerable by virtue of illness, physical or mental deficiency,
taking advantage of said situation of incapacity, is punishable with 4 to 12 years
imprisonment.
Article 180. Sexual fraud
1. Any person who fraudulently takes advantage of mistaken identity, and practices
vaginal, anal or oral coitus with another person is punishable with up to 3 years
imprisonment.
2. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint.
Article 181. Sexual exhibitionism
1. Any person who publicly disturbs another person by committing acts of a sexual
nature is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine.
2. Any person who, in the presence of others, practices vaginal, anal or oral coitus,
against the will of the latter, even if this occurs in private, incurs the same penalty.
3. The attempt is punishable. 4. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint.
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