With more and more cases of sexual harassment and harassment of women coming to light, it is important to know how to differentiate and report these incidents.
These are hard times for women! In recent months, many cases of sexual harassment and abuse have emerged that have persecuted women of different age groups, social conditions and places. These variations reinforce what we have known for a long time: it’s not the clothes, or the place, or anything, it’s just being a woman.
For this reason, it is more important than ever to be aware of what is and is not considered a crime and the correct way to carry out these complaints, even if the shame of what has happened prevents many victims from seeking legal avenues. To begin with, it’s worth understanding what two recently much discussed terms mean: sexual harassment and sexual harassment. Situations which, like rape, are considered sexual violence against women.
sexual harassment
According to the lawyer Leonardo Pantaleão, a specialist in criminal law, there is a key point in the classification of this crime: it can only be committed by a superior to the victim, that is, someone who is in a superior position to you with respect to the position or function of a job. Thus, the criminal uses this superiority to gain sexual advantage, but without violence or serious threat.
sexual harassment
There is no specific offender here, that is harassment can be caused by anyone and in any environment, not being limited to work. “It is a libidinous, offensive act of modesty and lascivious to the detriment of someone. In this crime, the active and passive subjects can be any individual”, explains the lawyer.
different feathers
Since sexual harassment and sexual harassment are different crimes, their penalties are also different. According to Pantaleão, the former has a much shorter sentence, requiring imprisonment between 1 and 2 years. The second asks for a minimum of 1 year of imprisonment and a maximum of 5 years.
report it
Despite the shame many women feel when they are victims of sexual violence, it is essential to report the crime to the authorities. For this it is possible to ask for support at the nearest Women’s Defense Police Station (DDM).
Source: Leonardo Pantaleão, lawyer specializing in criminal law and professor.
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