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CRITICISMS OF THE LAWS ON RAPE AND OTHER
CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY
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ADULTERY VS CONCUBINAGE
Archaic and obsolete
Unfair penalties (prision correccional for adultery & destierro for concubinage)
Difference in elements:• Adultery: mere sexual intercourse• Concubinage:
• Keep a mistress in the conjugal dwelling• Under scandalous circumstances• cohabitation
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SEDUCTION
Qualified Seduction• Requires moral ascendancy
Implies that girls 12-18 years of age can give consent
Cannot be prosecuted de oficio; requires a complaint filed by the offended party
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RAPE
Rape against men• Requires anal penetration
Marriage extinguishes criminal liability