Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.

Rape in Germany

Sexual violence in Germany

Rape in Germany is defined by Section 177 of the Criminal Code of Germany. The definition of rape has changed over time from its original formulation in the penal code established in 1871, as extramarital intercourse with a woman by force or the threat of violence. In 1997 laws…