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Date:
August 17, 1995
Source:
Office of the Secretary, Senate
Subject:
An Act Amending Article 245 of
the Revised Penal Code Entitled: Abuse Against Chastity by Renaming the Felony
to Sexual Harassment by Public Officers and Adding Another Paragraph to be Cited
As Paragraph Three (3) Dealing with Cases not Falling Within The Coverage of
Paragraphs One (1) and Two (2) of the Same Article and for Other Purposes.
Text:
(Abuses
Against Chastity) Sexual Harassment by Public Officers. - Penalties of prison
correctional in its medium and maximum periods and temporary special
disqualification shall be imposed:
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Upon any Public Officer who shall solicit or make immoral
or indecent advances to a woman interested in matters pending before such
officer for decision, or with respect to which he is required to submit a
report, or consult with, to a superior officer;
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Any warden or other public officer directly charged with
the care and custody of prisoners for persons under arrest who shall solicit
or make immoral or indecent advances to a woman under his custody.
If the person solicited is the wife, daughter, sister, or relative within
the same degree of affinity or any person in the custody of such warden or
officer, the penalties shall be prison correctional in its minimum and
medium periods and temporary special disqualification; and
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Any Public Officer who shall solicit or make immoral,
indecent or amorous advances to any person under any of the following
circumstances:
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Submission to such advances is made, either expressly or
impliedly, a term or condition for employment;
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Submission to such advances is made, either expressly or
impliedly, a term or condition for promotion or obtention of other benefits and
privileges; and
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Such conduct has the purpose or effect of interfering with an
individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive
working environment.
Any other annoying, disgusting or offensive conduct the
purpose of which is to satisfy the public officer's lust or sexual perversion
shall likewise be treated as sexual harassment under paragraph three (3) hereof.
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