Article 248 Dutch Criminal Code

Paragraph 1

Any person who engages in sexual acts with a child aged twelve to sixteen years, which acts consist of or include sexual penetration of the body, is guilty of rape in the age category of twelve to sixteen years and liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve years or a fine of the fifth category.

Paragraph 2

Any person who commits the serious offence (misdrijf) described in paragraph 1, preceded by, accompanied by or followed by coercion, violence or threats, is guilty of aggravated rape in the age category of twelve to sixteen years and liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding fifteen years or a fine of the fifth category.

Paragraph 3

A person who, as a peer, engages in the conduct referred to in paragraph 1 in the context of an equal situation between that person and the child is not criminally liable.