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Article 505 of the Penal Code states, "Whoever commits a sexual act with a minor of less than fifteen (15) years, shall be punished with hard labor of up to fifteen (15) years. This penalty shall be for a minimum of five (5) years, if the victim has not attained the age of twelve (12) years. And whoever commits a sexual act with a minor aged more than fifteen (15) to years but less than eighteen (18) years, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period varying between 2 months and 2 years."
While the age of consent in Lebanon is 18, according to Lebanese Marital Law, individuals aged between 15 (14 in the case of females with judicial consent) and 18, may marry in exceptional cases (when factoring in areas of the law, such as and including both parental and judicial consent), and in the cases of females - marriage is allowed outright, as an unrestricted right, from the age of 17. However it is unclear, as to what extent sex within the confines of marriage impacts on the general age of consent
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