Freier

The term Freier colloquially refers to the client of a sex worker. The etymology traces back to the Middle High German "vrîen" (to solicit, to court). In professional discourse, there is an increasing tendency to use "clients" or "customers".

In Switzerland, the use of sexual services from adult, voluntary sex workers is not punishable. The client only becomes punishable if he avails himself of services from minors (Art. 196 StGB) or from persons in a recognizable coercive situation (victims of human trafficking, Art. 182 StGB) — even if he only accepts the coercive situation.

Politically, there has been a discussion for years about whether Switzerland should adopt the Nordic Model (prohibition of purchasing sex), which criminalizes the purchase of sexual services outright. Sex worker associations (ProCoRe, Aspasie) oppose this — it would push the industry into illegality.

Дивіться також

• Sexarbeit — Selbstbestimmtes Anbieten sexueller Dienstleistungen gegen Entgelt — in der Schweiz seit 1942 legal.
• Sexkaufverbot — Criminal law prohibition on the purchase of sexual services — not in force in Switzerland, but politically discussed.
• Nordisches Modell — Legal model that criminalizes the purchase, but not the sale of sexual services (Sweden 1999).
• Menschenhandel — Strafbares Ausnutzen einer Zwangslage zur sexuellen Ausbeutung — Art. 182 StGB.

Ці визначення слугують загальним орієнтиром у швейцарській еротичній індустрії. З юридичних чи медичних питань зверніться до спеціалізованої служби (див. Контактні пункти) або фахівця.

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