The parliament has finally approved tightening the Criminal Procedure Law over raping children to a minimum of three years in prison and a fine not less than LE 50,000.

The amendment guarantees this outcome if the victim has not reached 18 years of age or if the defendant is among those mentioned in the second article of article No. 267, including: those who have authority over the victim either at work, family or school; or if there was pressure exerted on the victim; or if the crime was committed by two persons or more; or if one of them possessed a weapon; in any of those cases, the penalty should be between three to seven years in prison and the fine between LE50,000 to LE100,000.

The law states that it is considered sexual harassment if the crime mentioned proves that the defendant seeks sexual interest from the victim, as in that case, the defendant should be sentenced to no more than three years in prison and fined between LE20,000 to LE50,000.

The old sexual harrasment law, which was issued in 2014 during Adly Masnsour's era, stated a minimum sentence of 6-months imprisonment and a fine of LE 3,000 for an offense.