PART 6MISCELLANEOUS SEXUAL OFFENCES

Other offences

Sexual penetration of a corpse74

1

A person commits an offence if—

a

he intentionally performs an act of penetration with F1a part of his body or anything else,

b

what is penetrated is a part of the body of a dead person, and

c

he knows that, or is reckless as to whether, that is what is penetrated, and

d

the penetration is sexual.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

b

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.