The Parliament of Uganda has Amended Sexual Offences Bill.

Here is what you need to know since the new law does not mind if you are doing these acts with your legally married husband or wife.

1. Rape and Incest, Penalty is Life imprisonment.

2. Attempted Rape, the Penalty is 8-Year Jail Term.

3. Aggravated Rape, the Penalty is Death.

4. Indecent Assault, the Penalty is 14-Year Imprisonment with or without corporal punishment.

5. Gesture / Sound, the Penalty is 1-Year imprisonment.

6. Indecent Communication, the Penalty is Shs 6 million fine or 7-Year imprisonment or both.

7. Sexual Harrassment, Sexual Exploitation, Exploitation of Detainess, the Penalty is 10-Years imprisonment or Shillings 40 Million Fine.

8. Unnatural Offences (Sex with Animals, Homosexuality etc), the Penalty is 10-years imprisonment.

9. Simple Defilement, the Penalty is Life Imprisonment.

10. Aggravated Defilement, the Penalty is Death.

11. Prostitution (Selling and Buying of Sex), the Penalty is in PENAL CODE ACT.

12. Sexual Assault (Unlawfully touching Anus, Penis, Buttocks, Thighs and Vagina), the Penalty is 1-year imprisonment or Shillings 480,000 Fine.

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