Qualification of virtual crimes based on sexual orientation

Introduction: the article examines the features of the qualification of the crimes of a sexual nature available under chapters 18 and 25 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, committed virtually, that is, through the use of information and communication technology Internet without direct contact between a perpetrator and a specific (or potential) victim. The issues of the allocation of responsibility for virtual crimes based on sexual orientation between the Articles 132 "Sexual Assault" and 135 "Sexual Abuse" of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation were viewed separately. The questions of necessity of additional qualification of the considered actions according to the norms of chapter 25 "Crimes Against Public Health and Public Morality" were investigated. Materials and Methods: logical, system-structural and statistical methods were used. The materials of the study were the norms of criminal legislation of the Russian Federation and foreign countries, the provisions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, scientific literature...