The concept of abduction is defined within the legal context, as a crime in which a person is abducted or retained using force or intimidation, with the purpose of damaging the sexual integrity of the same. Your goal may be a demand for money or sexual interest. Abductions for economic purposes are the most frequent nowadays, being then the search for money, which makes people participate in the abduction of another, for which they could obtain a significant sum of money; money popularly known as a ransom.
When the abduction demands a sexual purpose, the person (generally a woman) is held, altering their sexual freedom. When this criminal action is against a minor under 16 years of age who has given their consent, the penalty may be less. This type of abduction is called improper, since there is consent from the victim. When the crime is against a child under 13 years of age, this behavior tends to worsen, since in this case it does not matter if the victim gives their consent.
Abduction is a crime of public action if the perpetrator is a direct relative of the victim or the death of the victim occurs.
There are two types of abduction: the proper and the improper. The kidnapping is proper when the person is held for libidinal purposes and punishable by imprisonment. The improper one occurs when a person older than 12 and less than 15 years of age is retained for libidinous purposes.
The abduction is classified as attenuated, when the culprit, without having committed any lewd act, has voluntarily released the victim. In this case the penalty will decrease.
