少年間合意性行為之除罪化－以美國法定強暴罪為借鏡

關於少年間的合意性行為（實務上稱兩小無猜案件）是否應予除罪化，社會各界已討論許久，但相關修法改革卻遲遲沒有進展，足見此議題的爭議性與複雜度。本文介紹了現行法律交織而成的保護網絡，並檢討學校、社政、少年司法各系統所面臨的實務困境。為了探討解決之道，本文借鏡美國法定強暴罪的運作經驗與研究，反思台灣法律在處理少年性議題時的問題，並建議參考美國的年齡差距條款，將一定年齡差距內的少年間合意性行為除罪化，成人不該將少年的性與情慾標籤為偏差行為，而是該正視少年在青春期的性發展，提供正確的資訊與教育輔導資源，協助少年健全成長。

關鍵字

兩小無猜；性自主；身心健全成長；刑法第227條；法定強暴罪

並列摘要

The decriminalization of consensual sexual behavior between adolescents has been under discussion and debate for a long time, but the controversy still existed. This study introduced the protection network established by the existing legislation, and also showed the practical dilemmas faced by the education system, social administration, and juvenile justice. In order to find a sound solution, this study reflects Taiwan's legal issues on adolescent sexual behavior from learning cases of the operational experience of statutory rape law in the United States. This study suggests that Taiwan can refer to the age-gap provisions of the statutory rape law in the United States, decriminalizes the consensual sexual behavior between adolescents within a certain age gap. Besides, adolescent sexuality should not be labeled as a delinquent behavior. Adults need to hold positive attitudes towards the sexual development of adolescence, provide sound information and sex education for adolescents' robust mental and physical development.