Article 187 (Amended, SG No. 26/2010) A person who tortures a minor or underage person, who is under his care or with whose education he has been entrusted, shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years or by probation, as well as by public censure, provided the act does not constitute a graver crime. Article 188 (Amended, SG No. 74/2015) (1) Anyone who coerces a person under 18 years of age to commit a crime under duress or through taking advantage of a state of dependence or supervision shall be punished by imprisonment for up to five years. (2) The punishment under Paragraph 1 shall also be imposed on anyone who coerces a person under 18 years of age to engage in prostitution under duress or through taking advantage of a state of dependence or supervision. (3) When the act under Paragraph 1 or 2 caused harmful consequences for the physical, mental, or moral development of the victim, the punishment shall be imprisonment from one to six years and public censure, provided the act does not constitute a graver crime. (4) When the act under Paragraph 2 was committed in respect of a person who has not reached 14 years of age, the punishment shall be imprisonment from one to ten years. (5) In the cases under Paragraphs 1 - 4, the court may also impose a punishment which entails deprivation of rights under Article 37, Paragraph 1, sus-paragraphs 6 or 7. Article 189 (1) (Amended, SG No. 10/1993, SG No. 27/2009) A person who systematically uses a person under his care for mendacity, shall be punished by deprivation of liberty for up to one year or by a fine from BGN one thousand to three thousand (2) If the perpetrator is a parent or guardian of the victim, the punishment shall be imprisonment for up to two years or probation, as well as public censure. Article 190 (Amended, SG No. 103/2004, effective 1.01.2005, SG No. 16/2019) (1) A person who forces another person to live in cohabitation with someone by using force, threats or abuse of power, shall be punished by imprisonment for one to six years. (2) The penalty under Paragraph 1 shall be imposed also on a person who abducts another person for the purpose of forcing her to live in cohabitation with someone. (3) The penalty under Paragraph 1 shall be imposed also on a person who incites another person to enter to the territory of another country by using deception for the purpose of forcing her to live in cohabitation with him or someone else. (4) The penalty under Paragraph 1 shall be imposed also on a person who in any way incites a person, who does not understand the nature or meaning of the act, to live in cohabitation with someone.

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