German Justice Minister Stephanie Hobbish said on Monday that she is considering criminalizing verbal sexual harassment, adding that the ruling coalition agreement calls for a study of the possibility of expanding legal protection against harassment, and said: “This is exactly what we are currently treating.”
Hobbish, in statements to the German newspaper Rinpevals, said that women and girls are often exposed to sexual harassment, which is caused by harm or intimidation, and said: “I find it very difficult to bear this, and many women feel the same.”
When asked about the separation between the unsuccessful courtesy and the verb that is punished for, Hobbish said: “Usually the verbal borders abuses are very clear in the specific situations, even for those who commit them,” acknowledged the existence of some gray contexts, stressing in return that the legal system of Germany is able to deal with it without exaggeration.
