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Introduction: the article analyses criminal legislation on liability for crimes against sexual inviolability and sexual freedom of minors, formulates proposals for improving the relevant Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Materials and Methods: the study used dialectical-materialistic, logical, historical, system-structural, comparative-legal, statistical methods. The sentences of courts on crimes under Ch. 18 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the last three years were analysed. Results: as a result of the analysis the author made suggestions for improvement the Articles of Ch. 18 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Discussion and Conclusions: the proposed changes in criminal legislation will contribute to further differentiation of criminal liability for crimes against sexual inviolability and sexual freedom of minors, individualization of criminal punishment imposed on guilty persons.
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