(July 31, 2019 at 4:39 am)notimportant1234 Wrote: I don't think incest is illegal, I mean it is a taboo but it doesn't really hurt two related persons having consensual intimate relations. The only moral component that we could discuss, is trying to have a child knowing that he has a great chance of beeing born handicapped.
Incest with consenting adult is a taboo but its legality depend of where you live.
It is legal in some countries like Argentina , France , Japan etc...
It is illegal in some states of USA and Australia.
It's illegal in England and Wales (Parts of UK). "Sexual Offences Act 2003" prohibit incest and I advise you to read sections 64 and 65 to know more.
If you read subsection 5 of section 64 you will learn a male is facing on summary conviction an imprisonment term not exceeding six month or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.
On indictment a male is facing an imprisonment term not exceeding two years.
A female is facing the same risk than a male if she's convicted as specified in subsection 5 of section 65.
Read fully section 64 and 65 to understand fully what is incest under laws of England and Wales.
The statutory maximum means magistrates have no legal limit to fix the amount of the fine.
Subsection 64 is about who is practicing a penetrative act and subsection 65 is about the receiver of the penetrative act.
An entry on Wikipedia about legality of incest in the world : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_incest
(July 31, 2019 at 2:26 pm)notimportant1234 Wrote:(July 31, 2019 at 2:17 pm)LostLocke Wrote: I'm not assuming your location, but in all 50 States plus DC there is some prohibition against incest on the books. It varies from state to state, some have a very narrow and specific definition of incest (parent/child or siblings only), in others it's more broad (same as before but includes grandparent/grandchild and uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews). In some states the punishment might be small, maybe 5 years probation and a fine. In others it's more harsh, with one giving 40 to life.Consensual incest is punished with 1 to 5 years in prison in my country, I didn't expect this because of the consensual nature of the act.
Where are you from ? I'm from France.
