Article 414: Constitutes an act of pedophilia, any gesture, touching, caress, pornographic manipulation, use of images or sounds by any means, for sexual purposes on a minor of fifteen years. Anyone who commits an act of pedophilia shall be punished by two to five years imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 to 2,000,000 francs. Article 415: The provisions concerning minors relating to indecent assault shall apply where pedophilia, indecent acts or acts against human nature are committed on a person who is incapable of protecting himself or herself because of his or her physical or mental condition. In the event of conviction for one of the offenses provided for in this section, the judge may pronounce the deprivation of rights, the prohibition of appearing in certain places or the ban on residence on the territory of the Republic and the prohibition to exercise professional activity provided for in articles 68 to 72, 80 to 83 and 85. Section 5: Public indecency Article 416: Any act committed in a public place or a place open to the public or under the conditions provided for in article 184, which offends public morals or the moral feelings of persons who involuntarily witness it and which is likely to disturb public order, constitutes a public indecency. Any person who commits a public decency shall be punished by an imprisonment of three months to two years and a fine of 50.000 to 500.000 francs. The penalties may be doubled if the offence is committed against a minor or in the presence of a minor. Article 417: Any person who publishes and disseminates, by means of books, the press, films, radio, television or any other means, texts, drawings, photographs, images or audio messages likely to reveal the identity of the victim of one of the offences provided for in this chapter, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of between two months and two years and a fine of 300,000 and 3,000,000 francs, or by one of these penalties only. Section 6: Sexual harassment Article 418: Commits sexual harassment and shall be punished by imprisonment of one to three years and a fine of 360,000 to 1,000,000 francs, any person who: 1° conditions the performance of a service or an act within the scope of his or her duties to obtaining favors of a sexual nature; 2° uses threats of sanctions, or effective sanctions to induce a person under his authority to grant him favors of a sexual nature, or to take revenge on a person who has refused him such favors;

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