Global Progress Towards Ending the Sexual Exploitation of Children
A global problem requires truly global solutions to address the sexual exploitation of children.
Indicators
Age of Consent
Partial
Age of sexual consent is 16. The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exemption
ECO Georgia, 2018
Extraterritoriality & Extradition
No
Active extraterritoriality is provided for SEC related crimes. Passive extraterritoriality is not contemplated. Double criminality is required unless the offence constitutes a serious or partly serious crime directed against the interests of Georgia or unless the crime is prescribed by a treaty Georgia is a party to.
Extradition is only permitted if a treaty to which Georgia is a party prescribes it. There is no mention to the double criminality requirement for extradition.
ECO Georgia, 2018
CSAM Definition
No
The national legislation does not provide a definition of CSAM which is in line with international standards.
ECO Georgia, 2018
Background Check Required
Not Yet Assessed
National Commitments
Partial
Georgia has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the OPIC, the Trafficking Protocol, the ILO Convention No. 182.
Georgia has also ratified the Council of Europe's Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.
Georgia has not ratified the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics
ECO Georgia, 2018
Child Advocacy Centers
Not Yet Assessed
SEC Police Unit
No
There is no dedicated national police unit that specifically includes SEC in its mandate. There is however, a Cybercrime Unit which seeks to strengthen coordination between law enforcement agencies and the private sector in order to remove CSAM and prosecute offenders.
ECO Georgia, 2018
Protection Standards Travel and Tourism
Not Yet Assessed
Public SEC Case Data
Partial
Georgia established a single database on victims of trafficking by nationality, sex, age and form of exploitation, as well as disaggregated data on offenders. However, this information is accessible only through the submission and approval of an official request letter to the relevant government organisation. It is unclear whether the database includes information on compensation sought by child victims.
ECO Georgia, 2018
Age of Consent Law is Appropriate
The age of sexual consent for both males and females is 18 and a close in age exemption (up to 3 years) is provided for consensual sexual relationships between adolescents.
The age of sexual consent is the legally defined age at which a person is considered mature enough to agree to sexual activity. The age of sexual consent varies across jurisdictions around the world and there is no international legal instrument establishing it, however various forms of advocacy have encouraged States to establish a minimum age under which engaging in sexual contact is considered a criminal offence. This is intended to prevent sexual contact with children and to prevent argument that the child consented as a defence.
Often national provisions related to the age of sexual consent include an exception, known as a close-in-age exemption, making consensual sexual activities between young people lawful if the partners are of similar ages and the age difference is not higher than a certain number of years.
To ensure that cases of child sexual exploitation do not go unpunished, ECPAT advocates for the age of sexual consent to be set at 18 for both males and females with a close-in-age exemption of 2-3 years provided in order to ensure young people are not penalised for consensual sexual acts with peers. The age from which the exemption applies should be established by States but may begin for young people somewhere between 12 and 16 years of age.
Yes The national legislation explicitly indicates that the age of sexual consent unequivocally is 18 for both males and females, with a close-in-age exemption for sexual acts between peers (of up to 3 years) is provided by law.