The introduction of the concept of non-consent in the criminal definition of rape passes its first test in the National Assembly-Liberation

Subject of lively debates in society, the text raises little hostility among deputies. The Transpartisan law proposal aimed at adding non-consent to the definitions of rape and sexual assault was adopted on Wednesday in the law committee without any votes against. It will be examined this Tuesday at first reading in the National Assembly. Today, rape is formed when an act of penetration is committed by « violence, constraint, threat or surprise », which does not allow, according to the presentation of the reasons for the text carried by Véronique Riotton (Together for the Republic) and Marie-Charlotte Garin (EE-LV), « To cover a large number of cases » :: « Sideration, situations of grip and coercion, strategies developed by certain aggressors to exploit the vulnerability of victims. » According to a study by the Public Policy Institute of 2024, 94 % of rape complaints are classified without follow -up.

The opinion of the Council of State, favorable despite some editorial reservations, « Reassured a certain number of colleagues at the beginning of March and allowed us to consolidate the text », Rejoices Marie-Charlotte Garin. Amendments have been deposited to comply with the writing proposal for the administrative court