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The Anti-Rape Law

of 1997
as amended by R
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Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) of Aringay, La Union
Aringay Municipal Hall, Poblacion
Landline: (072) 888-5773
Email: aringay.mswdo@gmail.com
 Republic Act 8353:
An Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime What constitutes rape?
of Rape and Reclassifying the same as Crime Rape is commited:
Against Persons
By a person who shall have sexual intercourse
The Anti-Rape Law of 1997 as amended with another person under any of the
by RA 11648 redefines rape as: following circumstances:

A. Through force, threat, or intimidation.

1. CRIME AGAINST PERSONS
Rape violates a person's well being and When the victim is deprived of reason
not just ones virginity or purity
B. or is unconscious.

Through fraudulent machination or

The law considers that any person, whether a
prostituted person, non-virgin or one who has an
active sexual life may be victimized by rape.
2. A PUBLIC OFFENSE
By declaring that rape is a crime against
persons, the law no longer considers it
as a private crime
Anyone who has knowledge of the crime may file
a case on the victim's behalf.
The prosecution continues even if the victim
drops the case or pardons the offender.
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tools.
Presentations are communication tools
that can be used as speeches,
reports, and more.
How is the crime punished?
Anyone can be a rape victim, but the incidence
of rape is more rampant in women and girls.
WHO CAN COMMIT RAPE?
Any man or woman may be held liable for rape.
C.
grave abuse of authority; and
When the victim is under sixteen (16)
D.
years of age or is demented, even if
none of the above circumstances are
present. However, there shall be no
criminal liability when the age
difference between the one who is
below 16 and the other person is not
more than three (3) years and the
sexual act is proven to be consensual,
non-abusive, and non-exploitative.
This exception shall not apply when
the victim is under thirteen (13) years
old
By any person who, under any of the above
circumstances, commits an act of sexual
assault by inserting his penis into another
person's mouth or anal orifice, or any
instrument or object, into the genital or oral
orifice of another person.
It is possible that a man may
rape his own wife, an act
deemed as "marital rape". The
penalty for rape in general may
apply on the offender who
commits marital rape.
How is the crime punished?
The penalty varies depending on the act
itself and the circumstances surrounding
it.
Reclusion Perpetua
(Imprisonment from 20 to 40 years)
- is imposed on the offender if
rape is committed through sexual
intercourse
Prision Mayor
(Imprisonment from 6 to 12 years)
- is imposed on the offender if
rape is committed through oral or
anal sex or through the use of any
object or instrument that was
inserted into the mouth or anal
orifice of the woman or a man.
This may also be elevated to
Reclusion Temporal
(Imprisonment from 12 to 20
years) or Reclusion Perpetua
depending on the circumstances
surrounding the crime