Child Protection
Child Protection
CHILD-PROTECTION
and
ANTI-BULLYING
ACT OF 2013
PRESENTED BY:
ATTY. MANILYN ROSE S. SOTELO
BACKGROUND ON STATE POLICIES
REGARDING CHILD RIGHTS AND
PROTECTION
The right of children to assistance,
including proper care and nutrition, and
special protection from all forms of neglect,
abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other
conditions prejudicial to their development;
SPECIAL PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN AGAINST
CHILD ABUSE,
EXPLOITATION AND
DISCRIMINATION
(Anti Child Abuse Law)
TOPICS:
Definitions
Offensesagainst Children under
R.A. 7610
What should be done?
CHILDREN
persons below 18 years of age or those
over but are unable to fully take care of
themselves or protect themselves from
abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or
discrimination because of a physical or
mental disability or condition.
CHILD ABUSE -Refers to maltreatment,
whether habitual or not, of the child
which includes any of the following;
Psychological and physical abuse,
neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and
emotional maltreatment;
Any act by deeds or words which
debases, degrades or demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child
as a human being;
CHILD ABUSE -Refers to maltreatment,
whether habitual or not, of the child
which includes any of the following;
Unreasonable deprivation of his
basic needs for survival, such as
food and shelter
Failure to immediately give medical
treatment to an injured child
resulting in serious impairment of
his growth and development or in
his permanent incapacity or death
Child Prostitution and other sexual
abuse
Attempt to commit child prostitution
Child Trafficking
Attempt to commit child trafficking
Child pornography and indecent shows
and publication
Other Acts of Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty
or Exploitation and Other Conditions
Prejudicial to the Child’s Development
Who are deemed to be children exploited
in prostitution and other sexual abuse?
Children, whether male or female,
Who for money, profit, or other
consideration or due to coercion or
influence of adult, syndicate or group
Indulge in sexual intercourse or
lascivious conduct
What is lascivious conduct?
Means the intentional touching, either directly or
through clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin,
breast, inner thigh, or buttocks; or any act of
lewdness;
Done with force or intimidation, fraudulent
machination or grave abuse of authority; or where
the offended party is deprived of reason or
otherwise unconscious;
With intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade
the child, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of
any person
Bestiality, masturbation, lascivious exhibition of
the genitals or pubic area of a person
Who may be liable?
Those who engage in, or promote, facilitate or induce
child prostitution which includes, but are not limited
to, the following:
acting as a procurer of a child prostitute
inducing a person to be a client of a child
prostitute
taking advantage of influence or relationship to
procure a child as a prostitute
threatening or using violence towards a child to
engage him as a prostitute
giving monetary consideration/pecuniary benefit
Penalty- Reclusion Temporal med-Reclusion Perpetua
Those who commit the act of sexual intercourse or
lascivious conduct with a child exploited in
prostitution or subjected to other sexual abuse.
Penalty-same with Art. 335 and 336 of RPC except
if victim is under 12 yrs (Rec.Temp. med)
Those who derive profit or advantage therefrom -
as manager or owner of the establishment where
the prostitution takes place/establishment serving
as cover or which engages in prostitution other
than activity it was licensed for.
Penalty-Reclusion Temporal med-Reclusion
Perpetua
Any person, not being a relative of a child, is found
alone with the said child inside the room or cubicle
of a house, an inn, hotel, motel, pension house,
apartelle or other similar establishment, vessel,
vehicle or any other hidden or secluded area which
would lead a reasonable person to believe that the
child is about to be exploited in prostitution and
other sexual abuse.
Parents or Guardians
Barangay Chairman, or