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Rape cases happen everywhere in the world everyday and the results are devastating to the victims and their families. Some offenders were being put to jail while some of them gets around the law almost easily without being caught. Some victims keep it to themselves out of fear or shame. The best way to deal with it is to be bold and take a stand to expose it regardless of the sex offenders position or status. Justice has to be served.
Here are some questions and answers you may want to know about rape based on the Philippine law on rape.
What is rape?
It is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent.The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault.
Here are some questions and answers you may want to know about rape based on the Philippine law on rape.
What is rape?
It is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent.The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault.
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Is it possible for men to be "raped"?
Yes. If someone forcefully inserted his genitals or any object into a mans behind without that person's consent could be criminally liable for rape.
Can it still be called "rape" if there is no penetration involved?
Not all rape cases involve penetration. The new revised law on rape states that even mere touching of a male genital to the genital of a woman without actual penetration could be considered a rape. Oral sex can also be considered rape if it is made by force or without the consent of the person involved.
Can a woman be possibly raped by another woman?
If the woman was forced to have sex by another woman and inserted any object into her genitals without her consent, the act is still considered rape.
What will be the punishment for the person who has committed rape?
Under Republic Act 8353 or the The Anti-Rape Law of 1997,“Article 266-B. Penalties. – Rape under paragraph 1 of
the next preceding article shall be punished by reclusion perpetua.
However, in the time that this law was made, the death penalty in the Philippines was still in effect and there are clauses provided in the RA that penalizes such act with death.
Should the rape offender took photos and videos and intentionally or unintentionally uploaded it on the internet without the consent of the victim or the person involved, he will also be charged the appropriate penalties like the RA 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009.
Rape is a serious crime and victims should not hide in the dark. They deserve justice and offenders must be penalized.
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