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The defendant, a boy under the age of 18 (juvenile: 16-18 years), committed lewd acts against a girl under the age of 14 (minor). The first-instance court imposed a punishment of five years imprisonment (Part 2 of Article 156 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - Criminal Code). However, the court of first instance released the defendant from serving a sentence and instead imposed a probationary period of two years (Articles 75, 104 of the Criminal Code). The Court of Appeal left the decision unchanged.

While intoxicated, the defendant committed lewd acts against a minor (under 14 years old) by forcing her to expose herself and photographing her naked. He also took the photographs, which were recognized as a pornographic product. According to the courts of the first and second instance, the illegal actions qualified as corruption of a minor (Article 156 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and the production of child pornography for which he was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment.

The plaintiff sued her ex-husband and asked the court to evict her ex-husband, the defendant-appellant. The plaintiff owned half of the house and the other half of the house belonged to her brother. After the divorce, the defendant-appellant lived in the same house without becoming a joint owner. The defendant-appellant systematically caused moral and physical suffering to the plaintiff and violated the rules of cohabitation.

The appellant was convicted of debauchery for committing lewd acts against the victim, a girl under 14 years old. The first-instance court sentenced the defendant to five years of imprisonment and banned him for three years from continuing to volunteer at a children’s home. The appellate court left this decision unchanged. However, the Supreme Court changed the additional punishment, stating that courts may only impose such additional punishment if the commission of the crime was related to the perpetrator’s position or to engagement in certain activities.

The appellant was convicted of committing systematic physical and psychological violence against his ex-wife. The eyewitnesses to their fights were minor children. Despite the seriousness of the alleged crime, the first-instance court sentenced the appellant to a three-year restriction of liberty, which means holding a person in an open penal institution (“correctional center”) without isolation from society but under supervision and with compulsory engagement in socially useful paid work under a fixed-term labour contract for a term of one to five years.

The man was accused of intentionally pouring sulfuric acid on his minor daughter, causing her severe bodily harm in the form of chemical burns to her head, face and other parts of her body. In addition, during the trial, it was found out that when the girl was 13-14 years old, her father committed lewd acts of a sexual nature with her over a long period of time. During the trial, the man did not admit his guilt.

The applicant, a 16-year-old boy, was held in handcuffs and underwear in a police station for 2.5 hours and subsequently placed in a cell with adults. He was interviewed at a police station concerning a murder, rape, and robbery investigation. According to the applicant, under this pressure, he confessed to murder. Domestic courts convicted the applicant of robbery and aggravated murder, and sentenced him to 13 years’ imprisonment. The court rejected the applicant’s argument that his confessions were inadmissible because they had been obtained under duress.

In the report, the experts drew attention to the fact that only 15% of law enforcement officers identify child witnesses as victims of domestic violence.

According to Article 284(1)(7) of The Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine, a court cannot drop a case related to domestic violence if the victim waives the charge. The purpose of this rule is to prevent perpetrators from forcing or pressuring the victim into dropping the charge.

Domestic violence is a specific crime committed in the family or within the place of residence or between relatives, between former or current spouses, or between other persons who lived together as a family but were not related or married to each other, regardless of whether the perpetrator of domestic violence lived in the same place as the victim, as well as threats of such acts (also see the