What are two qualifying circumstances for Rape related to the victim’s age or profession and the offender’s knowledge?
Rape involving a child below seven years old or a known religious person imposes the death penalty.
What actions constitute the crime of Slavery, and what is the penalty?
Purchasing, selling, kidnapping, or detaining someone for enslavement is punished by prision mayor and a fine.
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What circumstances related to disease transmission or abuse of military/police position qualify Rape for the death penalty?
Rape involving disease transmission or facilitated by abuse of military/police position qualifies for the death penalty.
How is the penalty for Slavery modified if the crime is committed for the purpose of assigning the victim to some immoral traffic?
If slavery is committed to assign the victim to immoral traffic, the penalty of prision mayor is imposed in its maximum period.
What qualifying circumstances for Rape relate to the victim’s pregnancy, disability, or mutilation?
Rape resulting in permanent mutilation, or committed knowing the victim is pregnant or disabled, qualifies for death.
What actions constitute the crime of Exploitation of child labor, and what is the prescribed penalty?
Exploiting child labor by retaining a minor against their will for debt reimbursement is penalized by prision correccional.
What is the effect of a subsequent valid marriage between the offender and the offended party in a case of Rape?
A subsequent valid marriage between the offender and victim extinguishes the criminal action or the penalty for rape.
What crime is committed by a person who compels a debtor to work against their will to enforce payment of a debt?
Compelling a debtor to work as a servant or laborer against their will to pay a debt is penalized.
What action extinguishes the criminal action for Rape when the legal husband is the offender?
If the offender is the legal husband, the wife’s forgiveness extinguishes the criminal action or penalty, unless the marriage is void.
What kind of evidence may be accepted as proof in the prosecution of Rape under Article 266-A?
Any physical overt act of resistance or incapacity to consent may be accepted as evidence in rape prosecution.
