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

Chapter 4 : Sexual Offences against Persons with Mental Disabilities

Sexual exploitation and sexual grooming of, exposure or display of or causing exposure or display of child pornography or pornography to persons with mental disabilities and using persons with mental disabilities for pornographic purposes or benefiting therefrom

23. Sexual exploitation of persons with mental disabilities

[Heading substituted by section 7 and 30(b) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 13 of 2021), GG45823, dated 28 January 2022 - effective 31 July 2022 as per Proclamation Notice R.79, GG47105, dated 29 July 2022]

 

(1) A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally engages the services of a complainant with a mental disability ('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 person with a mental disability.

 

(2) A person ('A') who unlawfully and intentionally offers the services of a person with a mental disability ('B') to a third person ('C'), 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 person with a mental disability.

 

(3) A person ('A') who—
(a) intentionally allows or knowingly permits the commission of a sexual act by a third person ('C') with a person with a mental disability ('B') while being a care-giver, parent, guardian, curator or teacher 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,

is guilty of the offence of furthering the sexual exploitation of a person with a mental disability.

 

(4) A person ('A') who intentionally receives financial or other reward, favour or compensation from the commission of a sexual act with a person with a mental disability ('B') by a third person ('C'), is guilty of an offence of benefiting from the sexual exploitation of a person with a mental disability.

 

(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 person with a mental disability ('B') by a third person ('C'), is guilty of an offence of living from the earnings of the sexual exploitation of a person with a mental disability.

 

(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 person with a mental disability ('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 sex tours with persons with a mental disability.

 

[Section 23 substituted by section 7 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 13 of 2021), GG45823, dated 28 January 2022 - effective 31 July 2022 as per Proclamation Notice R.79, GG47105, dated 29 July 2022]