Art. 189 SCC from 2025

Art. 189 Sexual abuse and indecent assault (1)
1 Any person who, against the will of another person, performs a sexual act on that person or has that person perform such an act on them or who exploits that person’s state of shock to that end shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.
2 Any person who uses threats, force or psychological pressure on another person or makes that other person incapable of resistance in order to compel that person to carry out or tolerate a sexual act shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding ten years or to a monetary penalty.
3 If the offender acts with cruelty, and if in particular they make use of an offensive weapon or any other dangerous object, the penalty is a custodial sentence of not less than one year.
(1) Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 16 June 2023 on a Revision of the Law on Sex Offences, in force since 1 July 2024 (AS 2024 27; BBl 2018 2827; 2022 687, 1011).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.