1. Sodomy, lesbianism or other sexual acts with the use of violence or with the threat of
its use against the victim or other persons or using the helpless state of the victim -
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of five to eight years.
2. The same acts:
1) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons by previous concert;
2) together with the threat of murder, and also committed with particular cruelty in
relation to the victim or other persons;
3) entailing the infection of the victim with a venereal disease;
4) committed repeatedly;
5) committed by a person performing official duties -
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of nine to twelve years.
3. The acts provided for by parts one or two of this article, if they:
1) is excluded by Law № 292-VІ of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of 27.12.2019 (the
enforcement procedure is in Art.2);
2) caused, through negligence, grievous bodily harm to the victim, his/her HIV infection
or other grave consequences;
3) is excluded by Law № 240-VI of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of 01.04.2019 (shall
be enforced ten calendar days after its first official publication);
4) committed in an emergency situation or during mass riots;
5) is excluded by Law № 240-VI of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of 01.04.2019 (shall
be enforced ten calendar days after its first official publication);
6) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2020 № 393-VI (shall
be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication);
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of twelve to fifteen years with or without
the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term
of ten years.
3-1. The acts provided for by parts one, two or three of this article, if they:
1) are committed against a minor;
2) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2020 № 393-VI (shall
be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication);
3) committed by a criminal group, ––
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of fifteen to seventeen years, with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
3-2. The acts provided for by parts one, two, three or 3-1 of this article, if they:
1) are committed against two or more minors;
2) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2020 № 393-VI (shall
be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication);
3) committed in relation to a minor (minor) by a parent, stepfather, teacher or other person
who is entrusted with the duties to raise him (her) by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, –
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of seventeen to twenty years with lifetime
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities or life
imprisonment.
4. Acts provided for by parts one, two, three, paragraph 3) of part 3-1 and part 3-2 of this
article, if they are committed in relation to a minor (minor), or negligently entailed the death
of the victim (victim), -
shall be punished by life imprisonment.
Footnote. Article 121 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
01.04.2019 № 240-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); № 292-VІ as of 27.12.2019 (the enforcement procedure is in Art.2);
dated 30.12.2020 № 393-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day
of its first official publication); dated 15.04.2024 № 72-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of
sixty calendar days after its first official publication).

Committing indecent acts of a sexual nature against a person known to be under the age of
sixteen, involving propositions, including through the use of telecommunications networks,
including the Internet, or touching of a sexual nature, –
shall be punished by corrective labor in the amount of up to two hundred monthly
calculated indices or community services for the term of up to two hundred hours, or arrest
for the term of up to fifty days with or without deprivation of right to hold specific positions
or engage in a specific activity for the term of up to three years.
Footnote. Chapter 1 is supplemented with Article 121-1 in accordance with the Law of the
Republic of Kazakhstan dated 15.04.2024 № 72-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of sixty
calendar days after its first official publication).

1. Sexual intercourse, sodomy, lesbianism or other actions of a sexual nature with a
person who is known to be under sixteen years of age -
shall be punishable by restriction of liberty for a term of up to five years or imprisonment
for the same term with lifelong deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in
certain activities.
2. Receiving prostitution services or other sexual services provided by a person who is
known to be underage -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to six years with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
3. The acts envisaged by part one of this article, committed against a person who is under
sixteen years of age, by a parent, stepfather, stepmother, teacher or other person who is
charged with the responsibility for his or her upbringing by law of the Republic of
Kazakhstan -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
4. The acts envisaged by parts one, two or three of this article, committed:
1) repeatedly;
2) against two or more persons, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of twelve to fifteen years with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
Note. In this article and Articles 134, 308 and 309 of this Code, other services of a sexual
nature shall be understood as the commission, with the purpose of obtaining income or
property benefits, of actions aimed at satisfying the sexual need (passion) of another person,
including remotely in real time via telecommunications networks, including the Internet.
Footnote. Article 122 - as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
05.07.2024 № 111-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official
publication).

1. Coercion of a person to sexual relations, pederasty, lesbianism or other actions of a
sexual nature by means of blackmail, threat of destruction, damage or seizure of property or
with the use of material or other dependence of the victim –
shall be punished with a fine worth up to three thousand monthly calculation indices, or
with corrective labor in the same amount, or restriction of liberty for a term of up to three
years, or imprisonment for the same term.
2. The same action, committed in respect of a minor, –
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years, with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
Footnote. Article 123 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
01.04.2019 № 240-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); as amended by Law № 292-VІ of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of
27.12.2019 (the enforcement procedure is in Art.2); dated 30.12.2020 № 393-VI (shall be
enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Footnote. Article 124 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
15.04.2024 № 72-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of sixty calendar days after its first
official publication).
1. Commission of sexual abuses without use of force against a person known to be under
the age of sixteen, –
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years, with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
2. The same action, committed against a person known to be under the age of sixteen, by
a parent, stepfather, stepmother, teacher or other person to whom the responsibilities of her/
his upbringing are imposed by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, –
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years, with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
3. The actions, provided by first or second part of this Article, committed repeatedly –
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of twelve to seventeen years, with lifelong
deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
Footnote. Article 124 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
01.04.2019 № 240-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first
official publication); dated 30.12.2020 № 393-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten
calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 15.04.2024 № 72-VIII (shall
be enforced upon expiry of sixty calendar days after its first official publication).