Neoterophilia
The Neoterophilie ( Greek νεότερος ( neoteros ), "the Younger") is an exclusive or predominant sexual preference for (much) younger love partners - male or female, heterosexual or homosexual . It represents a special case of chronophilia . There is a largely clear demarcation from pedophilia through the sexual maturity of the younger partner - therefore neoterophilic sexual acts are not necessarily punishable.
If sexual interest is directed towards pubescent girls, one speaks of parthenophilia or also of the lolita complex , while interest directed towards pubescent and post-pubertal boys is called ephebophilia . The cross-gender generic term for this is Hebephilia .
Legal situation in Germany
If it is a sexual relationship between a person over 14 and a person under 14, neoterophilic sexual acts are generally punishable as child abuse in Germany . If the younger person is 14 or 15, the other is already 21 or older, they can be punishable if the younger person's demonstrably inadequate ability for sexual self-determination is deliberately exploited (see sexual abuse of young people ). A criminal liability can also exist if it is prostitution or exploitation of the distress of a person under the age of 18. If none of these special cases exist, consensually practiced neoterophilia is lawful in Germany, since sexual maturity occurs at the age of 14.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnus Hirschfeld : The homosexuality of man and woman . De Gruyter, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-11-017251-8 (reprint of the Berlin 1914 edition)
- ↑ Christoph J. Ahlers, Gerard A. Schaefer, Klaus M. Beier: The spectrum of sexual disorders and their classifiability in DSM-IV and ICD-10 . In: Sexuologie , ISSN 0944-7105 , Vol. 12 (2005), Issue 3/4, pp. 120-152