Article 120. Rape

 

1. Rape, that is sexual intercourse accompanied by violence, or a threat of violence to a victim, or to other persons, or with the use of the helpless state of a victim, - shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from three to five years.

 

2. Rape:

 

a) committed by a group of persons, or group of persons upon a preliminary collusion, or by an organised group;

 

b) combined with a threat to kill, as well as committed with especial brutality with regard to a victim or to other persons;

 

c) which entailed infection of a victim with a venereal disease;

 

d) committed repeatedly or by a person who earlier committed violent acts of a sexual character;

 

e) of a juvenile, a given convict being aware of that fact, -

 

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from five] to ten years.

 

3. Rape:

 

a) which by negligence entailed the death of a victim;

 

b) which by negligence entailed the causation of severe damage to the victim's health, her infection with HIV/ AIDS, or other serious consequences;

 

c) of a victim who has not reached fourteen years of age, a given convict being aware of that fact;

 

d) with the use of conditions of social disaster, or in the course of mass unrest, -

 

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from eight to fifteen years.