Sextorsão como estupro virtual: estupro realizado na era tecnológica

Abstract

The technological innovations that the virtualized world has witnessed in recent years have brought benefits of the most diverse orders to every society in the globalized world. However, these innovations carry with them a very large range of new crimes, which need regulation by the legislator. Sextoring is one of these crimes, which combines a relationship of power with corruption, in order to receive some kind of benefit, be it sexual or financial. The main objective of this work is to investigate the legal feasibility of the crime typification, showing some serious consequences suffered by the victims, due to the lack of adequate legal basis. All this makes it possible to conclude that there is an urgent need for such adaptation, and it is up to the legislator to take the initiative to ensure that this occurs and thus to restore legal certainty to users.