GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEISRAELMEASURESAMENDMENT TO PENAL LAW (PROHIBITS CONSENSUAL SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH CLERGYMAN)
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Amendment to Penal Law (Prohibits Consensual Sexual Relations with Clergyman)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Sexual violence
Year
2016
Brief Description
Amendment No. 122 to the Penal Law 5737-1977, added Section 347B to the Law, which prohibits consensual sexual relations between a clergyman and a person above the age of 18 who sought counsel from the clergyman, when the consent was obtained through the exploitation of the individual's mental dependence upon the clergyman.
Source of Information

Israel's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.16.

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