The law criminalises:
The law criminalises:
l The forcing of children to witness sexual acts and certain parts of the body;
l The exposure and display of child pornography, sexual grooming and the engaging of sexual services of an adult is illegal;
l Sexual offences against children and people who are mentally disabled;
The law provides:
l The police with new investigative tools when investigating sexual offences or other offences involving the HIV status of the perpetrator;
l For the adoption of a national policy framework to regulate the act; and
l For the first time, the amended Sexual Offences Act includes the Department of Health in its plan to reduce the high incidence of sexual violence in South Africa.
Fact Box
The law criminalises:
The law criminalises:
l The forcing of children to witness sexual acts and certain parts of the body;
l The exposure and display of child pornography, sexual grooming and the engaging of sexual services of an adult is illegal;
l Sexual offences against children and people who are mentally disabled;
The law provides:
l The police with new investigative tools when investigating sexual offences or other offences involving the HIV status of the perpetrator;
l For the adoption of a national policy framework to regulate the act; and
l For the first time, the amended Sexual Offences Act includes the Department of Health in its plan to reduce the high incidence of sexual violence in South Africa.