Experts Suggest That Girl Sex Crime Should Be Sentenced to Rape

• Author: Wang Yijun et al

Beijing Youth Legal Aid and Research Center together with other institutions published the “2011-2012 Report on Ten Events of Chinese Minor Protection”, which stated that cases of violation of minor’s rights have been increased.

In accordance with existing criminal law provisions, the maximum penalty for the crime of raping a minor girl is death penalty, whilst the maximum penalty of whoring a girl under 14 years of age is 15 years. Obviously, the latter crime receives a more...