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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)

Chapter 3 : Sexual Offences against Children

Part 2: Sexual exploitation and sexual grooming of children, exposure or display of or causing exposure or display of child pornography or pornography to children and using children for pornographic purposes or benefiting from child pornography

17. Sexual exploitation of children

 

(1) A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally engages the services of a child complainant ('B'), with or without the consent of B, for financial or other reward, favour or compensation to B or to a third person ('C')—
(a) for the purpose of engaging in a sexual act with B, irrespective of whether the sexual act is committed or not; or
(b) by committing a sexual act with B,

is, in addition to any other offence which he or she may be convicted of, guilty of the offence of sexual exploitation of a child.

[Section 17(1) substituted by section 2 of Act No. 6 of 2012]

 

(2) A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally offers the services of a child complainant ('B') to a third person ('C'), with or without the consent of B, for financial or other reward, favour or compensation to A, B or to another person ('D')—
(a) for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with B by C;
(b) by inviting, persuading or inducing B to allow C to commit a sexual act with B;
(c) by participating in, being involved in, promoting, encouraging or facilitating the commission of a sexual act with B by C;
(d) by making available, offering or engaging B for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with B by C; or
(e) by detaining B, whether under threat, force, coercion, deception, abuse of power or authority, for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with B by C,

is guilty of an offence of being involved in the sexual exploitation of a child.

 

(3) A person ('A') who—
(a) intentionally allows or knowingly permits the commission of a sexual act by a third person ('C') with a child complainant ('B'), with or without the consent of B, while being a primary care-giver defined in section 1 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004), parent or guardian of B; or
(b) owns, leases, rents, manages, occupies or has control of any movable or immovable property and intentionally allows or knowingly permits such movable or immovable property to be used for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with B by C, with or without the consent of B,

is guilty of the offence of furthering the sexual exploitation of a child.

 

(4) A person ('A') who intentionally receives financial or other reward, favour or compensation from the commission of a sexual act with a child complainant ('B'), with of without the consent of B, by a third person ('C'), is guilty of an offence of benefiting from the sexual exploitation of a child.

 

(5) A person ('A') who intentionally lives wholly or in part on rewards, favours or compensation for the commission of a sexual act with a child complainant ('B'), with or without the consent of B, by a third person ('C'), is guilty of an offence of living from the earnings of the sexual exploitation of a child.

 

(6) A person ('A'), including a juristic person, who—
(a) makes or organises any travel arrangements for or on behalf of a third person ('C'), whether that other person is resident within or outside the borders of the Republic, with the intention of facilitating the commission of any sexual act with a child complainant ('B'), with or without the consent of B, irrespective of whether that act is committed or not; or
(b) prints or publishes, in any manner, any information that is intended to promote or facilitate conduct that would constitute a sexual act with B,

is guilty of an offence of promoting child sex tours.