A Chinese man was killed during the Nanking Massacre, after he refused to have sex with dead women. During the Rwandan genocide, sex with dead bodies was reported. Arthur Shawcross, an American serial killer from Rochester, New York, had also practiced necrophilia.
Can you go to jail for necrophilia?
Necrophilia falls under the regulations against abusing a corpse or grave (Brott mot griftefrid), which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison. One person has been convicted of necrophilia. He was sentenced to psychiatric care for that and other crimes, including arson.
Is there a charge for necrophilia?
A person who performs a sexual act with a dead human body commits the offense of necrophilia. It is a felony that carries 1 to 10 years.