The Prison sentences for child abuse in Germany - Changes in the
Law
June 22, 2004
The maximum sentence for the sexual abuse of children pursuant to section 176 of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch - StGB) is ten years imprisonment, In less serious cases five years imprisonment.
The maximum sentence for Serious Sexual Abuse of Children (section 176a Criminal Code) inter alia sexual intercourse with a child is fifteen years imprisonment, the maximum fixed term of imprisonment.
