Legal issues regarding criminal liability for sexual harassment through computers

Abstract

In studying legal problems regarding criminal liability for sexual harassment through computer, the objective is to study the meaning and types of sexual harassment through computer as well as the effects that occur and criminological concepts regarding punishment for sexual harassment through computer and the concept of criminal liability for sexual harassment through computer and analyze the problems and impacts of using the Criminal Code, Section 397 and the Computer Crimes Act (No. 2) B.E. 2017 in sexual harassment on social media, as well as to study ways to develop Improving the law by amending the Computer Crimes Act (No. 2) B.E. 2017 to establish criminal liability for acts of sexual harassment through computer using documentary research methods.

The results of the study revealed that

1. The implementation of the provisions of the Code, Section 397 and the ComputerAct on Computer Crimes B.E. 2007 (amendedby Computer Act 2017) to judge those who commit sexual harassment on social mediais inappropriate both in terms of criminal liability and punishment since the law does not yet cover the nature of behavior that affects the victim and society.

2. The process of legal justice is difficultbecause of the lack of proof of guilt and the seamless boundaries of the internet world. This makes tracking anonymous perpetratorsdifficult. As a result, prosecution takes time, whereas the offender receives only a slight punishment, resulting in no fear of any consequence to the offender.