Legal Measures on Sexual Harassment using Computer as a Tool in Committing an Offence

Abstract

This research aimed to study the problems, format of sexual harassment using computers as a tool in committing an offence and effects occurring from sexual harassment using computers as a tool in committing an offence, and to suggest, amend and add laws on offences of sexual harassment using computers as a tool. The research was conduct based on studying from textbooks, researches, academic articles, legal texts, regulations, thesis and foreign law (United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Germany and Australia) related to sexual harassment using computers as a tool in committing an offence. The study found 1) there was no specific law for the problem of sexual harassment using computers as a tool in committing an offence that caused injury toward lives and property of the victim, caused the fear for their own safety or those who close to them or family members of the victim. It also affected the electronic devices and tools insecurity. 2) There were many impacts of sexual harassment using computers as a tool in committing offence crimes, but the most serious one was the threats on the Internet that led to threats in the real world, such as rape, sexual abuse, etc. 3) The section 1 of the Criminal Code by adding subsection 19 should be amended by  defining the action of sexual harassment using computers as tools and defines sexual harassment using a computer as an offense under section 279/1 and section 279/2 of the Criminal Code, part 2, title 9.