CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SEX OFFENSES AGAINST MINORS

Abstract

The relevance of the study lies in the fact that at the present stage there is again an increase in sexual crimes, in the first place of which are rape. When analyzing the quantitative indica- tors of the number of people convicted of rape and attempted rape, a negative trend was revealed: in 2017, 3227 people were convicted, in 2018-3248, in 2019-3000, in 2020-3342, in 2021-3942. Crimes against the sexual inviolability of a minor represent the greatest danger, as they violate the normal and consistent development of the child, both physiologically and psychologically, which leads to severe and irreversible consequences. A child who has been subjected to a sexual crime deviates from the correct vector of development, he is more prone to committing crimes, which is a threat to the state and society. The purpose of the study is to study the norms of criminal law aimed at protecting the sexual integrity of minors. The main problem is the weak protection of sexual integrity and sexual freedom of minors. Structurally, the article consists of several parts: the main problem that arises in the implementation of the norms of criminal law is indicated; the scientific literature on the research topic is considered and analyzed; methods are disclosed; in the main part, the results of the study are indicated, and in the final part, conclusions are drawn. The methodological basis of the research is dialectical, system-analytical, comparative legal, formal legal and statistical methods. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that it is necessary to establish the maximum criminal liability for committing a crime of sexual orientation against minors for parents, teachers, educators, that is, those people whose duties include raising and caring for a child.