Andorra to Criminalize Online Prostitution Including OnlyFans Next Week
Reforms expand prostitution definition to digital sexual services with payment, targeting high-earning content creators who relocated for low taxes. Penalties mirror those for physical prostitution, with enforcement possible within 15 days.
Key Points
- Penal Code reforms criminalize online prostitution with interaction and payment, per government report on OnlyFans.
- Cabinet approval expected next week; enforcement possible within 15 days via administrative fines.
- Addresses money laundering, corporate liability, and protections against digital violence for minors.
- Targets Spanish content creators relocating for low taxes; local creators dismayed.
Andorra's government plans to approve Penal Code reforms next week that will criminalize online prostitution, including activities on platforms like OnlyFans, Justice and Interior Minister Ester Molné announced Thursday.
The updated definition of prostitution will encompass digital sexual conduct involving interaction and payment, extending existing prohibitions under public security laws to online requests for remunerated services. Molné explained that the government commissioned a report in response to the OnlyFans phenomenon, which concluded such activities qualify as prostitution. "This modification incorporates all sexual behaviors where there is interaction and remuneration," she said.
The reforms, due for cabinet approval next week or the following one at the latest, also address international recommendations on money laundering, introduce criminal liability for legal entities, and strengthen protections against digital violence—particularly for minors and vulnerable people exposed to prohibited online sexual activities.
Molné stressed that online prostitution "will not be permitted in Andorra, and sanctions will apply if it occurs." Enforcement could start within 15 days of approval. Penalties remain unchanged as administrative fines, without new measures like residency permit revocations. The changes target those soliciting paid sexual services online, mirroring sanctions for physical prostitution.
The initiative responds to an influx of high-earning Spanish content creators who relocated to Andorra for its low taxes. Local creators have reacted with dismay, describing the specific legislation as an unforeseen setback that could end such operations in the Principality.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- Diari d'Andorra•
OnlyFans serà considerat prostitució
- El Periòdic•
La prostitució en línia estarà penada al nou Codi Penal que el Govern passarà a aprovació la pròxima setmana
- Altaveu•
La reforma del Codi Penal inclourà la prohibició de la prostitució digital
- Diari d'Andorra•
El nou Codi Penal prohibirà OnlyFans per ser prostitució en línia
- ARA•
Andorra prohibirà Onlyfans