Singapore legislation
Section 376H
Section 376H
Procurement of sexual activity by deception or false representation
(1)
Any person (A) shall be guilty of an offence if —
A intentionally touches another person (B) or intentionally incites B to touch A or B or another person;
the touching is sexual and B consents to the touching;
A fraudulently obtains B’s consent by means of deception or false representation practised or made by A for that purpose;
the deception or false representation mentioned in paragraph (c) relates to —
the use or manner of use of any sexually protective measure; or
whether A or another person whom B is incited to touch is suffering from or is a carrier of a sexually transmitted disease; and
A knows or has reason to believe that the consent was given in consequence of such deception or false representation.
(2)
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall —
in the case where the sexual touching mentioned in that subsection involved —
penetration of the vagina or anus (as the case may be) with a part of the body or anything else; or
penetration of the mouth with the penis,be punished on conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, or with fine, or with caning, or any combination of such punishments; and
in any other case, be punished on conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with both.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1) —
a person makes a false representation if it is untrue or misleading, and that person knows that it is, or might be, untrue or misleading;
a representation may be express or implied; and
a “sexually protective measure” means —
where B is female, a device, drug or medical procedure to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases as a result of sexual intercourse; or
where B is male, a device, drug or medical procedure to prevent sexually transmitted diseases as a result of sexual intercourse.