What is the content of Article 237 of the Criminal Law?

Article 237 of the Criminal Code deals with the punishment of compulsory indecency or insult to women.

According to Article 237 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), whoever forcibly molests or insults a woman by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention. Whoever gathers people in public places to fight or commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years. Whoever molests children shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs.

Extended data:

Article 236 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) whoever rapes a woman by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. Whoever rapes a girl under the age of 14 shall be given a heavier punishment for rape. Whoever rapes a woman or rapes a young girl under any of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death:

(a) Rape of women and young girls;

(2) raping a woman or a number of young girls;

(3) raping a woman in public in a public place;

(four) gang rape of more than two people;

(5) Causing serious injury, death or other serious consequences to the victim.

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