What Sentence Awaits the Principal for Molesting Students?

Article 146 of the Criminal Code 2015 provides for the crime of sexual indecency against persons under 16 years old as follows:

1. Any person aged 18 or older who engages in acts of sexual indecency against a person under 16 years of age without the intent of intercourse or other sexual relations shall be subject to imprisonment for a term ranging from 06 months to 03 years.

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Moreover, those who are aware of the aforementioned acts but fail to report them may be subject to criminal liability for the crime of Failure to Report a Crime in accordance with Article 390 of the Criminal Code 2015, as amended in 2017.

1. Anyone who knows clearly about the crimes stipulated in Clause 2 or Clause 3 of Article 14 of this Code being prepared, or the crimes stipulated in Article 389 of this Code being carried out or having been carried out but fails to report them, if not subject to the provisions of Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 19 of this Code, shall be subject to a warning, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years, or imprisonment for a term ranging from 06 months to 03 years...

Thus, if a person, whether a principal or an ordinary person aged 18 or older, commits an act of sexual indecency against a person under 16 years of age, they shall face criminal liability for this offense. However, the sentence imposed depends on the conclusions of the investigative agency and circumstances related to the offender's personal background.

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