Sexual Assault, iiQ8, Domestic Workers’ Legal Guide
Sexual Assault
Clause
Definition
Article
Indecent Act Not Committed in Public
If a person commits an indecent act in private that insults and shames a woman who is not willing to engage in the act
Article 199 of the Penal Code
Indecent Assault
Any touching or undressing of a person’s body who is 21 years of age and above, without his/her consent or any person under the age of 21 with or without his/her consent.
Article 191 of the Penal Code
Sexual Intercourse that is Forced, Under Threat, or by Deception
Engaging in sexual intercourse by vaginal penetration, without consent and using threat, coercion or deception
Article 186 of the Penal Code
Human Trafficking
If one or more persons restrict a person’s freedom or transport him/her from one place to another by force, taking advantage of authority, strength or through deception; for the purpose of forced labour or sexual exploi…
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