Article 123-The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Coercion into Sexual Intercourse, Sodomy, Lesbianism, or Other Actions of a Sexual Character

Article 123-The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Coercion into Sexual Intercourse, Sodomy, Lesbianism, or Other Actions of a Sexual Character:

Coercion of a person to engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy, lesbianism, or the commission of other actions of a sexual character by way of intimidation, threatening with destruction, damage, or withdrawal of property, or with the use of material or other dependence of a victim, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from two hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from two to five months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years, or be deprivation of freedom for a period up to two years.

Article 122-The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Sexual Intercourse and Other Actions of a Sexual Character with a Person Under Sixteen Years of Age

Article 122-The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Sexual Intercourse and Other Actions of a Sexual Character with a Person Under Sixteen Years of Age:

Sexual intercourse, sodomy, or lesbianism or other acts of sexual nature, with a person who did not reach sixteen years of age, the guilty party being aware of that fact, -

shall be punished by restriction of freedom for a period up to three years, or by detention under arrest for a period up to six months, or deprivation of freedom for a period up to five years.

Article 121-The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Violent Actions of a Sexual Character

Article 121-The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Violent Actions of a Sexual Character:

1. Sodomy, lesbianism, or other acts of a sexual character accompanied by violence or a threat of violence with regard to a given victim (male or female), or to other persons, or with the use of the helpless state of a given victim, -

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from three up to five years.

2. The same acts:

a) committed by a group of persons, a group upon a preliminary collusion, or by an organised group;

b) combined with a threat to kill, as well as those committed with special brutality with regard to a victim or to other persons;

c) which entailed an infection of a victim with a venereal disease;

d) committed repeatedly or by a person who earlier committed rape;

e) committed with regard to a juvenile person, a given convict being aware of that fact, -

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from five up to ten years.

3. Acts stipulated by the first and the second parts of this Article, if they:

a) due to negligence, entailed the death of a given victim;

b) due to negligence, entailed the causation of severe damage to a victim's health, or his (her) infection with HIV/ AIDS, or other serious consequences;

c) were committed with regard to a person who did not reach fourteen years of age, a given convict being aware of that, -

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from eight to fifteen years.

Article 120-THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN-Rape

Article 120-THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN-Rape:

1. Rape, that is sexual intercourse accompanied by violence, or a threat of violence to a victim, or to other persons, or with the use of the helpless state of a victim, -

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from three to five years.

2. Rape:

a) committed by a group of persons, or group of persons upon a preliminary collusion, or by an organised group;

b) combined with a threat to kill, as well as committed with especial brutality with regard to a victim or to other persons;

c) which entailed infection of a victim with a venereal disease;

d) committed repeatedly or by a person who earlier committed violent acts of a sexual character;

e) of a juvenile, a given convict being aware of that fact, -

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from five] to ten years.

3. Rape:

a) which by negligence entailed the death of a victim;

b) which by negligence entailed the causation of severe damage to the victim's health, her infection with HIV/ AIDS, or other serious consequences;

c) of a victim who has not reached fourteen years of age, a given convict being aware of that fact;

d) with the use of conditions of social disaster, or in the course of mass unrest, -

shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a period from eight to fifteen years.