What is digital rape?
You might think that ‘digital rape’ is defaming someone on identity online but it is a lot different term. Media reports suggest that digital rape is mostly committed by the victims’ near and dear ones.
The term ‘digital rape’ is used when a person forcibly inserts a finger or toes inside the private parts of someone without consent. In English, ‘digit’ is used as the synonym for finger, thumb and toes.
Digital Rape' is the kind of rape situation where instead of penis the rapist uses their toes, one or more fingers, or thumbs to take pleasure by putting any of these into the vagina or the ass or even mouth of the victim forcefully
In the English dictionary, the finger, thumb and toe are addressed as ‘digit’ and hence the act has been named as ‘digital rape’.
What is the punishment for digital rape in the law?
In the law, there is a provision for the punishment for the convict of digital rape. The offender may be awarded at least five of rape if proven guilty. In certain cases, the court may order jail for 10 years or even imply life imprisonment.
Let us tell you that ‘digital rape’ was considered as molestation until 2013. It was after the horrific Nirbhaya gang-rape incident in 2012 that new rape laws were passed in the parliament which stated that any forced penetration will come into the ambit of the anti-rape law.
You might think that ‘digital rape’ is defaming someone on identity online but it is a lot different term. Media reports suggest that digital rape is mostly committed by the victims’ near and dear ones.
The term ‘digital rape’ is used when a person forcibly inserts a finger or toes inside the private parts of someone without consent. In English, ‘digit’ is used as the synonym for finger, thumb and toes.
Digital Rape' is the kind of rape situation where instead of penis the rapist uses their toes, one or more fingers, or thumbs to take pleasure by putting any of these into the vagina or the ass or even mouth of the victim forcefully
In the English dictionary, the finger, thumb and toe are addressed as ‘digit’ and hence the act has been named as ‘digital rape’.
What is the punishment for digital rape in the law?
In the law, there is a provision for the punishment for the convict of digital rape. The offender may be awarded at least five of rape if proven guilty. In certain cases, the court may order jail for 10 years or even imply life imprisonment.
Let us tell you that ‘digital rape’ was considered as molestation until 2013. It was after the horrific Nirbhaya gang-rape incident in 2012 that new rape laws were passed in the parliament which stated that any forced penetration will come into the ambit of the anti-rape law.
