{"id":12091,"date":"2018-11-12T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T09:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecpat.be\/?p=12091"},"modified":"2018-11-21T10:47:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T09:47:20","slug":"rape-without-physical-contact-is-it-punishable-by-law-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecpat.be\/en\/rape-without-physical-contact-is-it-punishable-by-law-2\/","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/ecpat.be\/en\/rape-without-physical-contact-is-it-punishable-by-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rape without physical contact, is it punishable by law?<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12010 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ecpat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecpat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/unnamed-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecpat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/unnamed-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecpat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/unnamed-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecpat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/unnamed-2-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ecpat.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/unnamed-2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes, in a judgment of 25 September last, the Brussels Court of First Instance sentenced a man for rape of a minor, without the author having had any physical contact with his victim, the abuse taking place by means of a webcam. 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