Is it illegal for minors to rape minors?

Legal analysis: if a minor commits a crime of raping a minor, whether it is an adult crime or a minor crime, and there is conclusive evidence to prove that it constitutes a crime after criminal investigation, the investigation organ may transfer it to the procuratorate for review and prosecution; Those who meet the requirements for prosecution after examination by the procuratorate may bring a lawsuit to the court, and the court will make a judgment according to law after hearing it. Only when dealing with juvenile criminal cases, in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of minors, the law has made special provisions for them. Procedurally, the court is required to be generally closed, and its guardian is required to appear in court to participate in the proceedings. If no defense lawyer is entrusted, the legal aid center will designate a defense lawyer to provide legal aid. When sentencing, the criminal law also stipulates that juvenile offenders should be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.

Legal basis: Article 236 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), whoever rapes a woman by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. Whoever rapes a girl under the age of 14 shall be given a heavier punishment for rape. Whoever rapes a woman or rapes a young girl under any of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death: (1) raping a woman or raping a young girl, if the circumstances are bad; (2) raping a woman or a number of young girls; (3) raping a woman or a young girl in public in a public place; (four) gang rape of more than two people; (5) raping a young girl under the age of ten or causing harm to a young girl; (6) Causing serious injury, death or other serious consequences to the victim. Article 236-1 A person who has special duties such as guardianship, adoption, nursing, education and medical treatment for a minor female who has reached the age of 14 but is under the age of 16 and has sexual relations with the minor female shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; If the circumstances are bad, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and constitutes a crime as stipulated in Article 236 of the Cost Law shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment.