Bibliographic citations
Salvador, R., (2021). Análisis de la capacidad jurídica de las personas con discapacidad intelectual sobre su libertad sexual [Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/20039
Salvador, R., Análisis de la capacidad jurídica de las personas con discapacidad intelectual sobre su libertad sexual []. PE: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/20039
@misc{renati/538820,
title = "Análisis de la capacidad jurídica de las personas con discapacidad intelectual sobre su libertad sexual",
author = "Salvador Mayorga, Rosa Isabel Pilar",
publisher = "Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú",
year = "2021"
}
The case that is the subject of analysis deals with the commission of the crime of Sexual Rape to the detriment of a person with intellectual disability who, at the date of the events, the victim of the initials A.C.CH. was 27 years old, and had a diagnosis of Moderate Mental Retardation and Schizophrenia. The felony at the time of the events regulated the “Sexual Abuse of a Person in Resistance Disability“, where according to the interpretation of the Supreme Court, it is not required that the mental retardation presented is regular intensity serious that does not allow him to understand what sexual practices represent. On the contrary, it is only required to prove the diagnosis of “mental retardation“ to automatically conclude the existence of the crime of sexual abuse to the detriment of a person with intellectual disability. In this regard, the objective of this report is determining whether a person with intellectual disabilities has the legal capacity to consent sex, and be able to dispose of their sexual freedom, and finally to point out that Article 172 of the Criminal Code must be interpreted in accordance with the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in order to guarantee the autonomy of persons with disabilities, under the same conditions as others.
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