Art. 341. White slave trade. —
The penalty of prision mayor in its medium and maximum period shall be imposed
upon any person who, in any manner, or under any pretext, shall engage in the
business or shall profit by prostitution or shall enlist the services of any
other for the purpose of prostitution (As amended by Batas Pambansa Blg.
186.)
Acts
penalized as white slave trade
1. Engaging in
the business of prostitution
2. Profiting by
prostitution
3. Enlisting
the services of woman for the purpose of prostitution
One
of the above-mentioned acts is sufficient to constitute the offense
• Even if there is no proof that he enlisted
the services of women for the purpose of prostitution, he would still be
criminally liable if he shared in the income of the prostitutes.
• Habituality not a
necessary element of white slave trade. It is sufficient that the accused has
committed any of the acts enumerated in Article 341 of the RPC.
Offender
need not be the owner of the house
• Person responsible
under Article 341 is the person who maintains or engages in the business. It is
not a defense that he is only the manager or the man in charge of the house
with a fixed salary.
Maintainer or manager of house of ill-repute need not
be present therein at the time of raid or arrest or while illicit traffic is
being conducted.
“Under
any pretext”
• One who engaged the
services of a woman ostensible as a maid but in reality for purposes of
prostitution and who in fact dedicated her to such immoral purposes for profit,
is guilty of white slave trade.
Penalty
when victim is less than 12
• One degree higher
than that imposed by law when the victim is under 12 years of age (Sec. 10, RA
No. 7610)
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