CHAPTER IV PROHIBITED ACTS, PENALTIES AND PRESCRIPTION OF CRIME Section 9. Prohibited Acts and Penalties (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to commit the following acts of grave child rights violations: (1) Killing of children; (2) Torture committed against children. For purposes of this Act, torture shall include those enumerated in Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9745, otherwise known as the "Anti-Torture Act of 2009"; (3) Intentional maiming of children; and (4) Rape of children and other forms of sexual violence. Any person found guilty of committing any of the acts enumerated in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph (a) of this section shall suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of not less than Two million pesos (₱2,000,000.00) but not more than Five million pesos (₱5,000,000.00). (b) The following acts of grave child rights violations are also hereby prohibited: (1) Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment committed against children. For purposes of this Act, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment shall include those acts enumerated in Section 5 of the "AntiTorture Act of 2009"; (2) Abduction of children; (3) Causal maiming of children; (4) Taking children as hostages or using them as human shield; (5) Recruitment, conscription or enlistment of children into government forces and other armed groups; (6) Acts of gender-based violence against children; (7) Refusal or denial of humanitarian access or assistance to children; (8) Use or involvement of children involved in armed conflict in any capacity as defined in Section 5(i) of this Act; and (9) Attack on schools, hospitals, places of worship, evacuation centers and settlements and other public places such as recreation parks, playgrounds and malls.