Federal law prohibits the possession with intent to sell or distribute obscenity, to send, ship, or receive obscenity, to import obscenity, and to transport obscenity across state borders for purposes of distribution. Although the law does not criminalize the private possession of obscene matter, the act of receiving such matter could violate the statutes prohibiting the use of the U.S. Mails, common carriers, or interactive computer services for the purpose of transportation (See 18 U.S.C. 1460; 18 U.S.C. 1461; 18 U.S.C. 1462; 18 U.S.C. 1463). Convicted offenders face fines and imprisonment. It is also illegal to aid or abet in the commission of these crimes, and individuals who commit such acts are also punishable under federal obscenity laws.
Moreover, Sections 1464 and 1468 of Title 18, United States Code, specifically prohibit the broadcast or distribution of obscene matter by radio communication or by cable or subscription television respectively. Convicted offenders under these statutes face fines and up to 2 years in prison.
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Section 1470 of Title 18, United States Code, prohibits any individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer obscene matter using the U.S. mail or any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to a minor under 16 years of age. Convicted offenders face fines and imprisonment for up to 10 years.
In addition, Section 1466A of Title 18, United State Code, makes it illegal for any person to knowingly produce, distribute, receive, or possess with intent to transfer or distribute visual representations, such as drawings, cartoons, or paintings that appear to depict minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and are deemed obscene. This statute offers an alternative 2-pronged test for obscenity with a lower threshold than the Miller test. The matter involving minors can be deemed obscene if it (i) depicts an image that is, or appears to be a minor engaged in graphic bestiality, sadistic or masochistic abuse, or sexual intercourse and (ii) if the image lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. A first time offender convicted under this statute faces fines and at least 5 years to a maximum of 20 years in prison.
In addition to facing imprisonment and fines, convicted offenders of federal obscenity laws involving minors may also be required to register as sex offenders. Furthermore, in some circumstances, obscenity violations involving minors may also be subject to prosecution under federal child pornography laws, which yield severe statutory penalties (For more information, see Citizens Guide to U.S. Federal Child Pornography Laws).
A person who engages in penetration with anyone under 18 years of age or sexual contact with a person under 14 years of age as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 11, paragraph (c), is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if any of the following circumstances exists:
(e) the complainant is under 14 years of age and the actor is more than 36 months older than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;
(g) the complainant was under 16 years of age at the time of the act and the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 609.3455; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, a person convicted under subdivision 1 or subdivision 1a may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 30 years or to a payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, or both.
Except when imprisonment is required under section 609.3455; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, if a person is convicted under subdivision 1a, clause (g), the court may stay imposition or execution of the sentence if it finds that:
It is illegal to show porn to people who are under 18. This means that if a young person is showing another young person a porn video, they could be committing an offence.
If a minor lies about his or her age online, the minor will likely face no repercussions. However, adults who engage in sex acts with minors who have lied about their age can still be liable for a sex crime. In many states, not knowing that someone was underage is not a defense to most sex offenses involving minors, like statutory rape.
Having sexual relations with someone under the age of consent is a crime. The offense is usually called statutory rape. However, different states may have different names and definitions for the offense. In California, for example, adults who have had sexual conduct with someone under the age of consent can be charged with:
For example, a conviction for lewd acts with a minor is a felony offense in California. The prison sentencing range for a conviction is 3, 6, or 8 years in prison. If the child was under 14 and bodily harm was inflicted, a conviction can carry up to life in prison.1
The age of consent is the age at which someone can legally consent to sexual conduct. People under the age of consent are legally incapable of consenting to sex. If they agree to engage in sexual conduct, or even if they initiate it, their consent is not legally binding. Because it is not legally binding, any sexual conduct that follows is considered nonconsensual under the law.
Section 7 PCA 1978 defines photographs and pseudo-photographs. See this section for the variety of images that are caught by these terms. These definitions also apply to offences under section 160 CJA 1988 (s.160(4) of the CJA).
Section 3 of the PCA 1978 provides that, where a body corporate is guilty of any offence under the PCA 1978, then so will any director, manager, secretary of other officer of that body or anyone purporting to act in any such capacity if the offence occurred with the consent or connivance of or was attributable to any neglect on any such person's part.
"Legitimate reason" is not defined in either Act. In Atkins v DPP; Goodland v DPP [2000] 2 Cr. App. R. 248 it was held that it is a pure question of fact in each case. In cases where it was maintained that the conduct was part of legitimate research, the central question will be whether the defendant was essentially a person with an unhealthy interest in indecent images acting under the pretence of undertaking research or, on the other hand, was a genuine researcher who had no alternative but to have such unpleasant material in his possession. The judgment continued to say that the courts "are plainly entitled to bring a measure of scepticism to bear upon such an enquiry; they should not too readily accept that the defence is made out".
Section 63 of the Act provides an exclusion from the offence for works classified by the British Board of Film Classification, (the BBFC), which is the designated authority under the Video Recordings Act 1984 (as repealed and revived by the Video Recordings Act 2010).
Section 69 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 created the offence of being "in possession of any item that contains advice or guidance about abusing children sexually". This is known as a paedophile manual. If a defendant has material containing advice or guidance about how to make indecent photographs of children they will likely be committing an offence under this section.
As above, it is important that prosecutors are familiar with the nature of the images in a case and have a proper understanding of what comes within each category but it is not mandatory for prosecutors to view the images in all cases in order to prosecute.
It is suggested that where offences of making indecent images have been charged an application under subsection one should be made. If the indictment contains charges of possessing indecent images an application can be made under subsection two.
The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 does not apply to offences under section 1 of the PCA 1978, section of the 160 CJA 1988 or section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. If necessary, an order under section 45 or 45A of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 should be sought.
An offense involving consensual sexual conduct is not a sex offense for the purposes of this Tribal Sex Offender Code if the victim was an adult, unless the adult was under the custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense, or if the victim was at least 13 years old and the offender was not more than 4 years older than the victim.
3. A Federal offense (including an offense prosecuted under Section 1152 or 1153 of Title 18 of the United States Code) under Section 1591, or Chapter 109A, 110 (other than Section 2257, 2257A, or 2258), or 117, of Title 18 of the United States Code;
6. Offenses involving Consensual Sexual Conduct. An offense involving consensual sexual conduct is not a sex offense for the purposes of this Tribal Sex Offender Code if the victim was an adult, unless the adult was under the custodial authority of the offender at the time of the offense, or if the victim was at least thirteen (13) years old and the offender was not more than four (4) years older than the victim.
R. SMART Office. The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, which was established within the United States Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16945.
D. Foreign Offenses. Any conviction for a sex offense involving any conduct listed in this section that was obtained under the laws of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, or under the laws of any foreign country when the United States State Department in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has concluded that an independent judiciary generally or vigorously enforced the right to a fair trial in that country during the year in which the conviction occurred. 2ff7e9595c
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