The legislation reads as follows: CHAPTER XV – Offences Against Morality Sexual assault 130. (1) A person who sexually assaults another person is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for 20 years: Provided that where the victim of such assault is under the age of 15 years and the accused is of or above the age of 18 years and such assault falls under subsection (2)(c) or (d), the person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not less than 14 years and not more than 20 years: Provided also that if the person is convicted of a similar offence within a period of 10 years from the date of the first conviction the person shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not less than 28 years: Provided further that where it is the second or a subsequent conviction of the person for an assault referred to in subsection (2)(d) on a victim under 15 years within a period of ten years from the date of the conviction, the person shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
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[4] Benin[edit] The age of consent in Benin is 16 for females, per Article 3 of The Law on the Prevention and Punishment of Violence against Women. The age of consent for homosexual acts ("indecent acts or acts against nature") is 21. [5] Botswana[edit] The age of consent is 18, as of the Penal Code Amendment Bill 2018. [6] Same-sex relationships have been legal since 2019. Burkina Faso[edit] The age of consent is equally set at 18 regardless of gender. Section 533-4 of the penal code criminalizes "indecent assaults" against minors at least 15 but less than 18. Section 533-19 makes it illegal to incite to debauchery or promote the corruption of minors. [7] Burundi[edit] Under the new Penal Code of 2009 (in French), the age of consent in Burundi for heterosexuals (both men and women) is 18 years.
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[88] See also[edit] Age of consent Age of consent reform Ages of consent in Asia Ages of consent in Europe Ages of consent in Oceania Ages of consent in North America Ages of consent in South America Sex education Comprehensive sex education References[edit] ^ "Sexual Rights Database". sexualrightsdatabase. org.
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(2) It shall be a sufficient defence to any charge in terms of this section if it appears to the court: a) that the girl at the time of the commission of the offence was a prostitute, that the person so charged was at the said time under the age of twenty-one (21) years and that it is the first occasion on which he is so charged; or b) that the person who charged was at the said time under the age of sixteen (16) years; and c) that the girl or person in whose charge she was, deceived the person so charged into believing that she was over the age of sixteen (16) years at the said time. '[54] Niger[edit] In Niger, the age of consent is 13 years.
[30] Ghana[edit] The age of consent is 16, established in Section 101 (defilement of a child under 16 years of age) of the 1960 Criminal Code. [31] Guinea[edit] The age of consent is 16. Article 272 of the penal code states that any indecent act committed without violence against a child of either sex under age 16 is punishable by imprisonment for 3–10 years. The same punishment applies to indecent acts against minors aged 16–17 if they are committed by an ascendant and the minor is not emancipated by marriage. Article 355 criminalizes anyone who "habitually" offends against morals by inciting debauchery or promoting the corruption of minors. [32] Guinea-Bissau[edit] As of the 1993 Penal Code, the minimum age of consent appears to be 12 regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender. However, additional protections are in place for those under 16 years of age.
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