线上猥亵儿童行为的刑法规制

Criminal Law Regulation of Online Child Molestation

随着互联网络的发展,儿童网民占网民总数比例逐年递增,涉及儿童的网络犯罪开始逐渐暴露在公众视野中,其中利用网络线上猥亵儿童案件更是不断涌现。此类案件隐蔽性强、隐案率高,却又有着极强的法益侵害性和社会危害性。然而目前刑法规制存在着行为定性不明确、此罪与彼罪之间界限模糊及量刑失衡的问题。因此,需要准确定性行为手段、明确罪名之间的界限及优化量刑准则来规制线上猥亵儿童行为,为儿童构建一个健康的成长环境。

With the development of the Internet,the proportion of children surfing Internet is increasing year by year.Cyber crimes against children are gradually exposed to the public.Among them,cases of child molestation on the Internet are constantly emerging.Such cases are highly covert,with a high rate of covert cases,yet they are extremely harmful to legal interests and society.However,there are some problems in the existing criminal law regulation,such as unclear criteria for committing crimes,vague boundaries between this crime and other crimes,and unbalanced sentencing.Therefore,it is necessary to refine the criteria for committing crimes,clarify the boundaries between crimes,and optimize sentencing guidelines to regulate online child molestation,so as to create a safe environment for children′s growth.