Minors as a special object of crime against sexual freedom and sexual integrity of person

Introduction: the paper is devoted to the study of the rules of domestic criminal legislation and legislation of foreign countries on crimes against sexual inviolability of minors. Materials and Methods: the methodological basis of research is a set of philosophical, general scientific and specially scientific methods of scientific cognition, among which there are the dialectical method of cognition, combined with comparative legal and systemic-structural. Results: the peculiarities of criminal-legal protection of juveniles in violation of their sexual freedom and sexual integrity are considered. The problematic aspects of the qualification of crimes against sexual freedom and sexual inviolability of minors identified based on the analysis of Chapter 18 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation, as well as study the laws of some foreign countries are marked. Discussion and Conclusions: some recommendations for the improvement of domestic criminal legislation in the field of regulation of sexual offences are formulated.