15 - Sex Crimes and Crimes of Chastity 2026

Demi - Virginity

Condition of a woman who permits any form of sexual liberties as long as they abstain from rupturing the hymen by sexual act

Moral virginity

State of not knowing the nature of sexual life and not having experienced sexual relations

Virgo intacta

Truly virgin woman

Physical virginity

A woman is conscious of the nature of sexual life, but has not experienced sexual intercourse

Superficial

Hymenal laceration that does not go beyond < ½ of the whole width of the hymen

Deep laceration

More than half of the width of the hymen, but not reaching the base

Complete laceration

Hymenal laceration reaches beyond the base

Compound/Complicated laceration

Laceration beyond the hymen and reaches the surrounding tissues

Recent origin

Duration of a fresh bleeding laceration

After 24 hours

Fresh healing with fibrin formation and edema of the surrounding tissue

4-10 days (recently healed)

Healed laceration with congested edges and with sharp coaptible borders

10 days or 2-3 weeks

Healed laceration with sharp, coaptible borders without congestion

>1 month

Healed laceration with rounded coaptible borders and retraction of the edges

Having carnal knowledge pf another person under any of the following circumstances:

• Through force, threat, or intimidation

• Offended party is deprived of reason or otherwise unconscious

• By means of fraudulent machinations or grave abuse of authority

• Offended party is under 16 years old

Elements of rape

RA 8353

Reclassified rape from a crime against chastity into a crime against persons

(Anti-Rape Law of 1997)

Statutory rape

Rape of a person under the age of 16 years

Berberio test

A microchemical examination specific for spermatic fluid

Acid Phosphatase Test

Conclusive test of the presence of semen

Precipitin test

Test whether the semen is of human origin or not

• Offended party is at least 16 yo but under 18 yo

• There was sexual intercourse

• Sexual act was committed by means of deceit

Elements of simple seduction

• Offended party is at least 16 yo but under 18 yo

• There was sexual intercourse

• Sexual act was done through abuse of authority and confidence

Elements of ordinary qualified seduction

• Offended party is the sister or descendant of the offender

• There was sexual intercourse

Elements of incestuous qualified seduction

Westermarck effect

States that individuals living in close domestic proximity at early age of life become desensitized to sexual attraction

Acts of lasciviousness

Acts which tend to excite lust; conduct which is wanton, lewd, voluptuous, or lewd emotion

Abduction

Carrying away of a woman by the abductor with lewd design

Lewd design

The intent of the abductor to have sexual intercourse with the woman abducted

• The woman is married

• Sexual intercourse with a man not her husband

• The man knows her to be married (Paramore)

Elements of adultery

Concubinage

Any husband who shall keep a mistress in a conjugal dwelling or shall have sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife

Gerontophilia

Sexual desire with an elderly person

Nymphomania

Strong sexual feelings of women

Satyriasis

Excessive desire of men to intercourse

Coprolagnia

Sexual gratification by seeing a woman defecate

Sodomy

Sexual act through the anus of another human being

Coprolalia

Need to use obscene language

Transvestism

Male individual derives pleasure from wearing female apparel

Transsexualism

Dominant desire in some persons to identify themselves with the opposite sex