Article 201 Federal Criminal Code

Commits the crime of corruption of minors, whoever obliges, induces, facilitates or procures one or several persons under 18 years of age or one or several persons who do not have the capacity to understand the meaning of the act or one or several persons who do not have the capacity to resist it to carry out any of the following acts:

a)Habitual consumption of alcoholic beverages;

b)Consumption of toxic substances or the consumption of any of the narcotics referred to in the first paragraph of Article 193 of this Code or drug dependence;

c)Begging for purposes of exploitation;

d)Commission of any crime;

e)Forming part of a criminal association; or

f)Carrying out acts of bodily or sexual exhibitionism, simulated or not, with a lewd or sexual purpose.

Whoever commits this crime shall be imposed: in the case of subparagraph a) or b) a prison sentence of five to ten years and a fine of five hundred to one thousand days; in the case of subparagraph c) a prison sentence of four to nine years and of four hundred to nine hundred days fine; in the case of subparagraph d) the provisions of Article 52, of Chapter I, of Title Third, of this Code shall be observed; in the case of subparagraph e) or f) a prison sentence of seven to twelve years and a fine of eight hundred to two thousand five hundred days.

When it involves begging due to a situation of poverty or abandonment, it shall be attended to by social assistance.

Preventive, educational or any other kind of programs designed and taught by public, private or social institutions that have as their object sexual education, education on reproductive function, the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and adolescent pregnancy shall not be understood as corruption, provided they are approved by the competent authority; photographs, video recordings, audio recordings or still or moving images, printed, captured or that are contained or reproduced in magnetic, electronic or other media and that constitute family memories.

In case of doubt, the judge shall request expert opinions to evaluate the conduct in question.

When it is not possible to precisely determine the age of the offended person or persons, the judge shall request the corresponding expert opinions.