Sexual Offences Flashcards
Sexual Offences Act (Scotland) 2009 Section 1
Rape
Intentionally or recklessly penetrating
Victims - vagina - mouth - anus
Accused must have a penis
Victim can be male or female
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 2
Sexual assault by penetration -
- vagina or anus
- any part of perpetrators body or anything else
- perpetrator and victim can be male and female
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 3
Sexual Assault -
- mouth - anus - vagina
- by any means in a sexual way or sexual physical conduct under or through clothing
- ejaculating or urinating or saliva onto victim sexually
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 4
Sexual Coercion - intentionally causes someone to participate in intercourse without consent or reasonable belief of consent
Humiliation or alarm for victim
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 5
Coercing a person to be present
No consent to sexual activity or a)obtaining sexual gratification,
(b)humiliating, distressing or alarming B.
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 6
Coercing a person to look at an image - sender, third party or imaginary in image. Cause humiliation or alarm for sexual gratification.
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 7
Communication indecently - written sexual verbal
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 8
Sexual Exposure
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 9
Voyeurism
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 11
Administering a substance for a sexual purpose
Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 Section 28
Intercourse with an older child
Consent - mentally disordered person is unable to do one of the following:
- Understand what sexual conduct is
- form a decision as to whether to engage in the sexual conduct (or whether conduct should take place
- communicate any such decision
Consent not given if proof of:
- victim was incapable of consent due to effect of alcohol
- agrees through violence or threat of
- victim unlawfully detained
- victim is mistaken as to nature or purpose of conduct from deception
- assailant impersonates someone the victim knows
- other person than victim consents
- victim asleep or unconscious
SUSPECT MUST PROVE THEY HAD REASONABLE BELIEF OF CONSENT
Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016
Section 2
Disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate photograph or film
Intend to cause fear and alarm to victim
Threaten to disclose a photo or film appears to show victim in intimate position
Photo or film not been previously disclosed to the public at large or any section of public
Consent - younger and older child
A younger child - not attained age of 13 - cannot consent
An older child - 13, 14, 15
Sexual Offences Scotland Act 2009
Section 29
Engaging in penetrative sexual activity with or towards an older child
- only committed by person 16+
- doesn’t matter if consent from older child
The Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005
Section 1
Grooming a Child under 16 for sexual purposes
“Meeting a child following preliminary contact after communicating on at least one occasion”
- travels to any part of the world
- makes arrangement for child to travel “
- intention of unlawful sex with or in presence of that child
Must be uk citz or Scottish connection for communication or take place there
Sexual Offences Act Scotland 2009
Section 29
Section 37
Section 29 - Engaging in pentrative sexual activity with or towards an older child
Section 37 - older children engaging in sexual conduct with each other (if both consent - both charged)
Abuse of position of trust - part 5
Section 42
Sexual abuse of trust -
Person attained the age of 18 and intentionally engages in sexual activity with or directed at…
Child under 18 - whilst in position of trust:
- child detained in institution by court order
- resident in local authority accom and looked after by perpetrator
- accommodated/ taught or trained or cared for in: hospital, school, care home
- parental responsibilities
Section 46
Sexual abuse of trust of a mentally disordered person
Criminal Procedure Act 1995 section 293 and 294
293 - Offence to aid, abet another to commit a crime
294 - Offence to attempt to commit sexual offence crimes