A History of Canadian Sexual Assault Legislation
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Abduction of a Woman

The Criminal Code, 1892, S.C. 1892, c. 29, s. 281.

281. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to fourteen years’ imprisonment who, with intent to marry or carnally know any woman, whether married or not, or with intent to cause any woman to be married to or carnally known by any other person, takes away or detains any woman of any age against her will. R.S.C., c. 162, s. 43.


Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1906, c. 146, s. 313.

[Abduction of a woman.]
313. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to fourteen years’ imprisonment who, with intent to marry or carnally know any woman, whether married or not, or with intent to cause any woman to be married to or carnally known by any other person, takes away or detains any woman of any age against her will. 55-56 V., c. 29, s. 281.


An Act to amend the Criminal Code, S.C. 1909, c. 9, s. 2.

[Abduction of a woman.]
313. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to ten years' imprisonment who, against her will, takes away or detains any woman of any age and whether married or not, with intent to marry or carnally know such woman or to cause her to be married or carnally known by any other person.


Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1927, c. 36, s. 313.

[Abduction of a woman]
313. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to ten years' imprisonment who, against her will, takes away or detains any woman of any age and whether married or not, with intent to marry or carnally know such woman or to cause her to be married or carnally known by any other person. 1909, c. 9, s. 2.


Criminal Code, S.C. 1953-54, c. 51, s. 234.

[Abduction of female.]
234. Every one who takes away or detains a female person, against her will, with intent
    (a) to marry her or to have illicit sexual intercourse with her, or
    (b) to cause her to marry or to have illicit sexual intercourse with a male person,
is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for ten years.


Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, s. 248.

[Abduction of female]
248. Every one who takes away or detains a female person, against her will, with intent
    (a) to marry her or to have illicit sexual intercourse with her, or
    (b) to cause her to marry or to have illicit sexual intercourse with a male person,
is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for ten years. 1953-54, c. 51, s. 234.


An Act to amend the Criminal Code in relation to sexual offences and other offences against the person and to amend certain other Acts in relation thereto or in consequence thereof, S.C. 1980-81-82-83, c. 125, s. 20.

[Repealed.]

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