{"id":2221,"date":"2026-05-30T06:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/?page_id=2221"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:30:51","slug":"sex-crimes-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/sex-crimes-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Crimes in Thailand: A Plain-English Guide to the Law, Penalties & Defence (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thai sex-offence law is strict, gender-neutral, and unforgiving by Western standards, and after the 2019 amendment to the Penal Code (Act No. 27, B.E. 2562), the maximum penalty for aggravated rape is death. Foreign nationals are tried under the same Criminal Code as Thai citizens, in Thai-language proceedings, often with limited access to caution<\/a>. Understanding the implications of Sex Crimes in Thailand is crucial for both locals and foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide explains, in plain English, what the law says, what the courts have actually been doing in recent years, and what your rights, as a complainant or as a defendant, look like in practice. It is not legal advice for your specific situation. If you are facing an investigation, charge, or false accusation, Contactez imm\u00e9diatement un avocat p\u00e9naliste tha\u00eflandais<\/strong>. Notre \u00e9quipe de droit p\u00e9nal est disponible 24h\/24 et 7j\/7 au [num\u00e9ro de t\u00e9l\u00e9phone]. +66 87 225 1340<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derni\u00e8re r\u00e9vision : 3 septembre 2026.<\/strong> This review checked one thing: whether the section-by-section account is current after the Criminal Code Amendment Act (No. 30) B.E. 2568<\/strong>, read in Thai from the Royal Gazette text (vol. 142 part 90 Kor, 29 December 2025, page 7), in force 30 December 2025. It was not. The page presented the 2019 aggravated offence of indecency by penetration under Section 278 as current law, and section 5 of that Act repealed it; the same Act repealed the matching paragraphs of Section 279, restored the wide definition of sexual intercourse in Section 1(18), and created the sexual-harassment offence at Section 284\/1, none of which the page carried. Those points are corrected below. What this review did not re-check, said rather than implied: the penalties quoted for the other sections, the procedure and bail passages, the case citations, and the fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comprendre les crimes sexuels en Tha\u00eflande<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aper\u00e7u<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Question<\/strong><\/th>R\u00e9ponse courte<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Quel est l'\u00e2ge du consentement en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/td>15<\/strong> en vertu de l'article 277 du Code criminel (seuil inf\u00e9rieur de 13 pour les accusations aggrav\u00e9es)<\/td><\/tr>
La loi est-elle neutre du point de vue du genre\u00a0?<\/td>Oui<\/strong>, since 2007 amendments, “rape” applies regardless of victim or offender gender<\/td><\/tr>
Quelle est la peine maximale pour viol ?<\/td>Jusqu'\u00e0 la prison \u00e0 vie<\/strong>; les formes aggrav\u00e9es atteignent le peine de mort<\/strong> (Articles 277\/2, 280)<\/td><\/tr>
Le viol conjugal est-il un crime en Tha\u00eflande\u00a0?<\/td>Oui<\/strong>, Section 276 explicitly covers it; some compoundable variations exist between spouses (Section 281)<\/td><\/tr>
Le harc\u00e8lement sexuel est-il un crime ?<\/td>Oui<\/strong>, Section 397 and Labour Protection Act 2019 cover both physical and verbal harassment<\/td><\/tr>
Les infractions sexuelles sont-elles passibles d'une lib\u00e9ration sous caution\u00a0?<\/td>Discr\u00e9tionnaire ; en pratique La lib\u00e9ration sous caution est souvent refus\u00e9e.<\/strong> dans les cas aggrav\u00e9s ou lorsque la victime est mineure<\/td><\/tr>
Et si j'\u00e9tais accus\u00e9 \u00e0 tort ?<\/td>Il existe des contre-strat\u00e9gies<\/td><\/tr>
Qui peut m'aider ?<\/td>A Avocat en droit p\u00e9nal inscrit au barreau tha\u00eflandais<\/strong>, same-day urgent line +66 87 225 1340<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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