Article 407: Any person who commits an indecent assault, materialized or attempted without violence, on a minor, shall be punished by imprisonment of one to three years and a fine of 360,000 to 1,000,000 francs. Article 408: The offender of any indecent assault, materialized or attempted without violence on a minor, if he is one of the persons mentioned in 1° of the second paragraph of article 406, shall be punished by imprisonment of one to five years and a fine of 100,000 to 500,000 francs. Article 409: The provisions of this section concerning minors shall apply when the indecent assault is committed on a person incapable of protecting himself/ herself because of his/her physical or mental condition. In the event of conviction for one of the offenses provided for in this section, the judge may order the deprivation of rights, the prohibition of appearing in certain places or the prohibition to reside on the territory of the Republic and the prohibition on the exercise of professional activity provided for in articles 68 to 72, 80 to 83 and 85. Section 3: Incest Article 410: Incest is constituted by having sexual intercourse with one’s ascendants or descendants without limitation of degree, or with a brother or sister of the same or opposite sex. Anyone who commits incest shall be punished by imprisonment of six months to one year and a fine of 100,000 to 1,000,000 francs or one of these two penalties only. Article411: Except in cases of notorious cohabitation or incestuous marriages, proceedings may be instituted only on the complaint of a relative and only against the person or persons named in the complaint. Withdrawal of the complaint shall terminate the prosecution. The withdrawal of the complaint after a conviction that has become final shall terminate the effects of that conviction. Article 412: The provisions concerning minors on indecent assault shall be applicable when the incest is committed on a person incapable of protecting himself because of his physical or mental state. The deprivation of rights provided for in article 68 may be pronounced. Section 4: Indecent or unnatural acts and pedophilia Article 413: Any person who commits an indecent or unnatural act on a minor shall be punished by imprisonment of two to five years and a fine of 200,000 to 2,000,000 francs.

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