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The limitation period for rape in France is 20 years from the events for an adult victim, 30 years after turning 18 for a minor. How to count, older laws, late complaints, compensation and legal aid.

After a gang rape, the first hours matter: get somewhere safe, get medical care, keep the evidence. Free helplines, the complaint, a 20-year sentence, a lawyer and legal aid without a means test.

Marital rape is a crime in France: marriage never counts as consent. First steps, free helplines, the complaint, a protection order within 24 hours or six days, a twenty-year sentence and legal aid with no means test.

Drug-facilitated assault: a blackout, feeling ill after one drink? Get samples taken fast, blood, urine then hair. Tests covered without a complaint in three regions since 2026, the complaint, sentences and a lawyer.

Sextortion in France: do not pay, stop replying, keep the evidence. Up to seven years and €100,000 when online blackmail uses sexual images, online complaint on THESEE, the 3018 helpline, removal of content and what a lawyer does.

Revenge porn in France: even if you sent the images yourself, sharing them without your consent carries two years in prison. Evidence, platform takedown, PHAROS, 3018, urgent court orders and the complaint, step by step.

Sexual harassment at work in France: write down the facts, keep the evidence, talk to the occupational doctor or the staff committee. Two years in prison, three for a superior, 5 years to go to the employment tribunal, 6 years to file a complaint.

Texts day and night, calls, threats, fake accounts: ex harassment can be proved and punished in France. Penalties, evidence to keep, the complaint, the protection order within six days and the immediate order within 24 hours.

Online harassment in France: keep evidence, report the content, file a complaint. Up to two years in prison when harassment happens online, only three months to act against a public insult, the 3018 helpline and what a lawyer does.

A romance scam often leaves shame and debts behind. Stop sending money, alert your bank, keep the evidence and report the fraud: here are the steps, the deadlines and the chances of getting the money back.

More than two months without child support? Family abandonment then becomes an offence, punishable by two years in prison and a €15,000 fine. Where to file, what evidence to gather, time limits and the link with the ARIPA.